American History Sites for Eighth Grade Students
French and Indian War
Revolutionary War
The History Place: has a great time table of events year by year.
Chronicle of the American Revolution (from PBS)
Westward Expansion
Oregon Trail: Discoverers and Explorers
The Oregon Trail: basic facts.
Industrial Revolution
Mr. Kruger's web site: This was made by Mr. Kruger for his class. Ignore the activities, but click on the web sites for good information.
Industrial Revolution on the Internet: primary source documents.
Mexican-American War
The U.S.-Mexican War (from PBS). Great graphics. Click on the white letters at the top of the screen (Timeline, Resources, etc.)
Civil War
The History Place: great time table of events, year by year.
About.com Links to Civil War Sites: scroll down to General heading for basic information.
Spanish-American War
History of the Spanish-American War: good pictures.
World War I
The Great War (from PBS): Click on Maps or Timeline for an interactive slide show.
Pictures of the Past: World War I (Click on In the Trenches for pictures of soldiers.)
Photos of the Great War (Over 1800 pictures from World War I.)
Great Depression
About.com Great Depression sites
America's Great Depression: concise facts, plus stock market crash graph.
Great Depression Photographs: thousands of photos from the Library of Congress.
World War II
The History Place: Timeline of World War II in Europe, with photos.
The History Place: U.S. in World War II in the Pacific.
Korean War
About.com Korean/Vietnam sites
The Korean War: lots of information about weapons, with a timeline and pictures.
Korean War Factbook (contributed by Cody Maeder)
Space Race
Space Exploration: History, starting at Sputnik. (contributed by Peter G.)
Spacerace Timeline from CNN.com. Great information.(contributed by Bailey H.)
Space Technology in Wars: Timeline from before Sputnik. (contributed by Lea B.)
Cold War
CNN Special: The Cold War (contributed by Derrick K.)
Civil Rights Movement (3 sites contributed by Ben B.)
Civil Rights Law: short summary
Phototour of the Civil Rights Movement (from the Seattle Times) Pictures and short information.
We Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement
Vietnam War
The History Place: photos, time table, etc.
Battlefield Vietnam (from PBS). Great site.
Vietnam Online: be sure to click on the red subheadings.
Persian Gulf War
The Gulf War: (from PBS) Be sure to check out the Chronology (time line).