Rome begins her expansion beyond the Italian peninsula with the First Punic War against Carthage. See why Carthage was such a formidable foe.

This collection at the University of California-Berkeley can now be accessed online through the Online Archive of California. It provides a vast collection of historically significant primary source images of early California and the...

This great site offers information about the Chesapeake Bay, its history, people and it's stories. "Tour" the museum to find interesting information.

Page by page, this is the manuscript journal of Cook's famous South Pacific voyage. Interactive images allow you to view portions of the manuscript, magnify it, print it and cite it properly.

This is a USS Constitution Museum resource that has students compare the area of the size of the sails of the USS Constitution as it compares to their classroom.

Tell the class that they will be making collages of USS Constitution. Reproduce the sails and hull pages to hand out along with scissors, rulers, paste and pieces of paper 11" x 17" on which students may assemble their collages.

This site from the Library of Congress provides a good overview of events relating to German immigrants provided in a timeline from 1608 to 1990.

Letter from Thomas Troy, a coal passer aboard the USS MAINE serving in the Spanish-American War, written less than a month before the ship is lost.

Letter by Charles Hamilton, Apprentice, 1st Class on the Battleship Maine, writing to his father from Havana Harbor during the Spanish-American War ten days before the ship exploded and Charles Hamilton was lost.

Lt. John Blandin of the Battleship MAINE writes home just after the explosion on the ship in Havana Harbor which left many of the crew dead or injured.

Chapter two of "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano," the autobiography of a man abducted from Africa and forced into slavery before later obtaining his freedom. This chapter details his capture and eventual journey...

Broom was born in 1752 at Wilmington, DE., the eldest son of a blacksmith who prospered in farming. The youth was educated at home and probably at the local Old Academy. Although he followed his father into farming and also studied...

A comprehensive site about the Green Peace organization.

A poem from Emily Dickinson, "I Stepped from Plank to Plank", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Scott Becker and can access a printable version of this piece.

The Hanover College History offers several excellent images of Romantic Art. The site provides the year each one was created.

Well-rounded biography of Roger Bacon with very clear explanation of his philosophy. The focus is on his belief that knowledge can be attained through scientific experiments and through divine inspiration. Includes brief excerpt from...

Thought provoking entry discusses the many outrageous ideas about the so-called mysterious disappearances of the Bermuda Triangle area in the Atlantic Ocean.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the African slave trade. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

The sources in this primary set document Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan. Includes teaching guide.

A collection of government approved drawings and designs for hundreds of objects including ships, bridges, flags and more.

An overview of the life of Jacques Cartier. Read about his four voyages, find maps of those voyages, and see drawings of his ships.

Scroll through this history of refrigeration to the sections that deal with the refrigerated rail car and how that revolutionized the shipping of meat, at first, and later other perishable products.

This resource provides information about Christopher Columbus and his voyages.

This site from the Cornell University School of Law provides a brief description of what happened during the Amistad Revolt and gives details concerning the Supreme Court that followed.