Below you will find the ten major units of study for the Advanced Placement United States History Course at Orange High School and general "information".
- Unit I: The Colonial Era (1607-1763)
- Unit II: A Quarter Century of Revolution (1763-1788
- Unit III: The Nation Takes Shape (1789-1841)
- Unit IV: A House Divided (1841-1877)
- Unit V: The Gilded Age (1865-1900)
- Unit VI: The Age of Innocence (1898-1914)
- Unit VII: A Time of Transition (1914-1932)
- Unit VIII: The Age of Roosevelt (1933-1945)
- Unit IX: Continuity and Change (1945-1980)
- Unit X: The Travail of Liberalism (1981-2005)
- American Studies Web (Crossroads)
- Libraries of ThinkQuest Entries
- Casenet: Active Learning in International Affairs
- Think Quest (**********)
- Documents
- APUSH Primary Source Documents
- Documents for the Study of American History
- Documents for the Study of American History
- American Memory Front Door (Library of Congress)
- Susan Kargin's A.P. Document Page (North Olmtead High School)
- Mr. Moore's On-line Primary Source Portal
- Letters Magazine
- Eyewitness History
- Exam Preparation
- General United States History
- American History (About********)
- History Central (**********)
- History and Historiography
- H. S. History Curriculum (Courtesy of George Burson, Aspen School District, Aspen, Colorado)
- The Library of Congress Learning Page
- Government Sources: American History
- U.S. History on the Web
- Links to Go General History Links (********************)
- American Studies
- American History (Kathy Schrock)
- U.S. History Links
- U. S. History Resources
- Do History.org\
- America, the Atlantic, and Global Consumer Demand, 1500-1800
- OAH-AP Collaboration: America on the World Stage
- The Age of Reform Web Guide: 1890-1945
- American Studies: University of Virginia
- High School Hub (********)
- U.S. History
- Dan Rankin: Stephen F. Austin University (This was an INCREDIBLE find!!!)
- U.S. History Curriculum (This site is EXCELLENT!!!!!!!)
- 20th Centurty Top 20 Stories
- Famous American Trials(********)
- Famous Cases (*****)
- Teacher's Guide for the Professional Cartoonist's Index
- Political Cartoon (Grolier Encyclopedia)
- UExpress Online (Political Cartoons)
- IC Cartoons
- Psychohistory (********************) (Constitutional Rights Foundation)
- PBS History
- Web Lessons (Constitutional Rights Foundation)
- U.S. History Lecture Notes
- Scholar's Guide to the World Wide Web
- The Smoking Gun
- Media
- People's Century (PBS)
- MultiEducator History Central Home Page
- New York Times Learning Network
- Earth Station I (Internet's #1 Sound and Picture Archive)
- Multieducator History Central Home Page
- Of Rogues and Heroes (Web Corps) (*******************)
- The American Experience
- Biography of America (*******************)
- Online Magazines and "Such"
- The History House
- The History Place
- History Online (************)
- American Heritage
- The History Net
- American History Category
- American History Magazine
- History Link
- History Wizard
- My History is America's History
- Organization of American History
- History Central (********)
- Common Place (The Interactive Journal of Early American Life)
- American History Home Page (********)
- American History Outline
- The US History Place ($$$$$$$$$$$$)
- Common Place
- The History News Network
- Smithsonian Magazine
- History News Service
- History News Network
- New York Review of Books
- Online Courses
- 20th Century History 175
- Professor David Montgomery
- History at USD
- University of Minnesota (Professor Barbara Welke)
- History 121
- Professor Terry G. Jordan
- HST 203, United States History Since 1876.
- History 111 (Since 1865/Lisa Lane)
- History 202: American History II (Anthony A. Ball, Instructor)
- History 1505: 1765-1877 (Dr. Rick Halpern/University College London)
- The Shaping of Modern America (Brooklyn College)
- Forums on the Intro Course in American Studies (Crossroads)
- Electronic Courses in American Studies
- World Lecture Hall (Online Courses)
- American History 102: 1865-Present
- Oberlin College History Department
- History 16 (The Forging of the USA: A History of Expansion and Interaction Among Diverse American Peoples, 1492-1904)**
- American History 202 Home Page (Cal Poly Pomona)
- History 306 (U.S. History Since 1920)
- University of Virginia Courses
- Christopher Miller/University of Texas
- Michael Gagnon (Georgia State University)
- American History 113 (Georgia State University/Michael Gagnon)
- History of the United States Since 1865 (Illinois State University)
- San Francisco State University (Jules Tygiel)
- Tennessee Tech History Web Site
- The Emergence of Modern America, 1877-1917 (History 563: Ohio State University)
- History 427: History of the Unted States, 1916-1945 (Professor Jules Tygiel, San Francisco State University)
- Cyberschool (INCREDIBLE!!!!!)
- Eileen Walsh (Bemidji State University)
- Dr. David B. Parker, Associate Professor of History (Kennesaw State University)
- Robert W. Cherny, Professor of History, San Francisco State University
- Jonathan Lee (San Antonio College)
- Donald R. Shaffer, Visiting Assistant Professor (SUNY Plattsburgh)
- University of Wyoming
- Diane R. Tuinstra (Kansas State University)
- Home Page for Steve Piscitelli (Professor of History and Education Florida Community College at Jacksonville)
- Dr. Ken L. Weatherbie (Professor of History Department of Social Sciences, Del Mar College *********)
- History 404: Immigration and Ethnic Group Experience (Thomas Archdeacon)
- James H. Williams, Associate Professor of History (Department of History, Middle Tennessee State University)
- Bill Youngs: An Historian's Home Page (American Realities)
- 'Montana State University History Department
- Matthew Redinger's Course Offerings: 1998-1999 (Montana State University)
- New Religious Movements Home Page (University of Virginia)
- HyperText/University of Virginia (Excellent!!!)
- University of Virginia Programs (Excellent!!!)
- History 354 Revolutionary and Early National America, 1763-1815 (David Libby)
- History 252b Review Sheet for Final Exam (Plus Great Study Links)
- English 371 (Rock Films and American Culture/MSU)
- History 801 (United States Historiography Since 1865/MSU
- History 110 (Historical Approaches to Twentieth-Century Issues?MSU)
- Greg Russell/Political Science (University of Oklahoma)
- Lloyd Benson's Past Connections (Furman University)
- Obee's History Page (*************)
- EDF 3604-Social Foundations of Education Sherman Dorn's Section Syllabus Guide
- Political History Online
- History of the United States: 1877 to 1974 (History 1506)
- American History, 1877-Present (Dr. Patrick D. Reagan)
- F. Andrew McMichael (Department of History/Princeton Unviersity)
- History at USD
- 425 American Public Address
- U. S. Mass Media History 168
- America in the Twentieth Century
- History 386: The Military and War in America
- History 122
- History 1301
- History 1302
- Dr. Ronald L. Spiller
- America in Western Civilization
- History 136
- KC Johnson, Brooklyn College, History Department
- The Transformation of Modern America, 1912-1945 (Dr. Patrick Reagan)
- Professor John Putman (Department of History)
- America Since 1945 (Professor Mark Carnes)
- History of the United States: 1916-1945
- University of San Diego Syllabus
- Department of History Web Page
- History 122
- Mike Nagle's Home Page
- Research Links
- History Research Online
- Library Web: Subject Guides
- History
- Needle in a Cyberstack
- Research Super Page
- Research It!
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- Britannica Internet Guide
- NoSweat.com: Fastest Online Research
- Librarian's Top Sites
- E-Conflict: World Encyclopedia and Simulation
- My Virtual Reference Desk
- Graphics Version
- Virtual Newspaper
- Twentieth Century Resources
- Bare Bones 101: A Basic Tutorial on Searching the Web
DoHistory.org- National Center for Public Policy Research
- Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities (University of Virginia)
- The I-Search Unit
- Rusk High School Library (********)
- Ken Kantor's Links to History Webquests
- The Net's Educational Resource Center (Susie AACTchrNet)
- Educator's Web Sites (Bernie Poole)
- America's Story (Library of Congress)
- North America Canada Links (********)
- History/Social Studies Web Site for Teachers K-12
- History Resources
- U.S. History Sources
- The Raymond Slater Library: Welcome to Hilton College Media Centre Home Page
- Dardanelle Public Schools History Links
- AITLC Guide to Famous Americans
- Great American Speeches
- Digital Librarian: History
- Internet Links
- History Center (Education World)
- Social Studies Center (Education World)
- Open Direct Project Links (********)
- The Jewish Student Online Research Center
- Decades in the 20th Century (Alameda
- USAP Terms Page
- Historical Text Archive (********)
- MS Blank.com
- U.S. History Links
- Skills
- Study Skills at MTSU (Middle Tennessee State University)
- Cornell Notetaking Links (Google)
- Learning Strategies Guide
- Reading and Study Skills: Note Taking (The Cornell System)
- The Cornell Note Taking System
- Cornell Note Taking Format
- Center for Learning Assistance: Study Skills
- Language Strategies for Social Science/History
- Tools for Reading, Writing, & Thinking
- Student Help
- Study Guides (University of St. Thomas)
- Andrew McMichael's Classes
- History Note Cards
- The History Guide (Dr. Steven Kreis *************)
- Study WEB (********)
- Homework Help
- Three Rivers Free Net: Homework Help (U.S. History)
- B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper (lots of links!)
- Homework Heaven
- Schoolwork.org (**********)
- Reading Efficiently
- Imagining History
- Tutor.com
- Top Tutors
- Study Guides for Testing, Reading Writing and Classroom Participation
- Homework Spot
- United States History Cram Packet
- U.S. History for A.P. Students
- College Club.com
- Homework.com
- Big Chalk.com
- Course Materials, Including Study Guides to Various Works
Teacher Page Web Sources and Help
- Cyberlearning World (George Cassuto)***************
- Educational Calendar and WWW Sites
- Mr. Horwitz's United States History Class
- United States History (An Incredible Number of Links*****)
- Mr. Jenkins History Resources
- Mr. Flack's Main Menu
- Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
- Social Studies Bookmarks
- American History Bookmarks
- Eric/Chess
- Think Quest (********)
- American Patriot Network (Very informative but could be a bit controversial)
- The Jurist
- Odin's Castle of Dreams and Legends (********)
- Classroom Connect History Links
- Links to Other History-Related Sites
- American and British History Resources on the Internet
- High School History and Social Studies (H-Net)
- University of Virginia Yellow Pages (Excellent ***)
- Webquests and Resources for Teachers
- EmTech (Massive Links!!!)
- U.S. History
- Western Civilization
- Big Chalk.com
- Dewey Browse (Massive Links!!!)
- Study Web
- Browse 900's
- Paul Filio Social Studies Home Page
- Ask an Expert
- Global Issues Course Davison High School (Mr. Hewitt)
- Social Studies Help Center (************)
- Al Filreis (Kelly Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania)
- This Day in History
- Today-in-History: Today (Scopes Systems)
- Today-in-History: Any Day (Scopes Systems)
- Today-in-History: Any Year (Scopes Systems)
- History Channel (This Day in History)
- This Day in History (Dareware)
- This Day in History (Parent Time)
- This Week in American History
- Dareware: This Month in History
- Inquiry Almanack: Great Dates to Celebrate
- Awareness Dates (Awareness Dates)
- History Today (******)
- This Week in History (American History)
- Today in History (American History)
- April 30 (American Memory)
- On This Day (Harper Week)
- Those Were the Days
- On This Day (New York Times)
- Cartoon of the Day (Harp Week)
- This Day in History (Brainy History)
- Writing
- Style Sheet for Written Work Submitted to Meet Designated Course Requirements (Cleveland State University)
- Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
- Tips: Essay Writing
- Tips: Writing a Paragraph
- Tips: Parts of a Sentence
- Writing Tips (Cleveland State University)
- Writing Essay Exams
- The Five Paragraph Essay (**********)
- Gloria's Writing Web Site
- Writing Tips: Essay Builder
- Outline of the Five Paragraph Essay
- The P.O.W.E.R.S. of Writing: A Student's Guide to the Writing Process
- The Uvic Writer's Guide (**********)
- History Writing Guides (Bowdoin College)
- Basic Guide to Essay Writing
- DBQ Rubric
- Essay Exams: Strategies for Good Grades
- AP U. S. History Essay Writing Tips and Tutorials
- Teaching Kids to Write Essays
- Folklore and Mythology Archives (UCLA)
- The Political Graveyard
- The Scholar's Guide to the WWW
- Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities (****)
- Time 100: Leaders and Revolution
- Internet Connections\
- World News Megastories
- Y? Forum (The National Forum on People's Differences)
- American History Forum
- The Top 100 News Stories of the 20th Century
- American History Forum
- Virtual Visit to National Historic Landmarks
- Eyewitness to History (************)
- Hyperhistory
- American Visions
- American Journey: Primary Source Material ($$$$$$$$$$)
- Links2Go
- Online Dictionary of the Social Studies
- Think Quest Library of Entries
- United States Historical Chronology
- American Writers
- Know the USA Learning Cards
- SimonMagus.org
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