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HELPFUL WEBSITES FOR UNITED STATES HISTORY
 

CHHS Website:
    http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/CollinsHillHS/

Gwinnett County Public School's Media Resources Page
(lots of great resources):
http://media/MediaWeb/gcps-schooltemplate.nsf




Click on a topic or scroll down for each topic:
 

CURRENT EVENTS

FIRST SEMESTER:
American Beginnings to 1783
A New Nation
An Era of Gwoth and Disunion
Migration and Industrialization Change Society

SECOND SEMESTER:
Modern America Emerges
The Twenties and the Great Depression
WWII and its Aftermath
Living with Great Turmoil
Nearing the Century Mark
 

Current Events:

    Atlanta Journal-Constitution - www.ajc.com
     CNN - www.cnn.com
     New York Times - www.nytimes.com/
     US and World Newspapers - www.refdesk.com/paper.html
     RefDesk (really cool - has lots of references about everything) - www.refdesk.com/

Basic History:
 

    About.com's North America maps and information -
geography.about.com/library/maps/blnorthamerica.htm?terms=North+America+Geography
    Enchanted Learning (USA) - www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/
    Information about the states in the US - www.netstate.com/states/index.html
    Human Rights in the United States - www.hrw.org/doc/?t=usa

    History News Network (lots of historical background info) - hnn.us/
    Remembering 9/11 - www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2002/america.remembers/
    The History Guy (Military History/World Conflicts) - www.historyguy.com/index.html