World History
The American Revolution - To my American readers, Happy Independence Day! To visitors from the rest of the world, I hope you take a moment to explore one of the most significant revolutions in history.
Designed to complement PBS' "Liberty!" series, the site features 16 essays on some of the complex political and social issues of the period. The H-Net site (hosted by Michigan State University) produces excellent history resources and the American Revolution theme is no exception.
The series is now available on DVD. I enjoyed this series and if you have't watched it yet I think you would too. If I could just find the time to read 1776 by David McCullough...
From the site:
The American Revolution ended two centuries of British rule for most of the North American colonies and created the modern United States of America. The Revolutionary era was both exhilarating and disturbing---a time of progress for some, dislocation for others. In the wake of the Revolution came events as varied as the drafting and ratification of the Constitution of the United States of America and the rebellions of slaves who saw the contrast between slavery and proclamations of liberty. The television series Liberty! offers us a chance to learn about the Revolution and to reflect on the Revolutionary legacy. The Revolution website offers a chance to join in national discussions of American revolutionary origins.
- Resources For American Independence Day
July 4th will be Independence Day in the USA. It will be the 230th anniversary of the official birth of the country. To encourage research on this topic, I have compiled (with help from the DMOZ) a list of websites which are useful for finding information...
- The Napoleonic Revolution
The Napoleonic Revolution - This lecture describes the Revolution instituted by Napoleon. Dr. Rempel of New England College provides this information at his web site on the Western Civilization. I always like it when professors put their lectures online....
- Latin American Studies
Latin American Studies. This is an essay which gives teachers ideas for teaching about Latin America in the classroom. This includes covering social studies and history. From the site: Social studies textbooks and media often present an incomplete...
- Teaching About Canada
Teaching about Canada This is an essay with some good ideas on how to teach about Canada in American classrooms. This includes ideas for history. From the site: Canada's evolution to independence presents an interesting contrast to the American...
- Teaching America's Founding Documents.
Teaching America's Founding Documents. This essay presents idea for how to teach about documents like to US Constitition and the Declarartion of Independence. From the site: Great ideas about law, government, and the rights of individuals marked the...
World History
The American Revolution
The American Revolution - To my American readers, Happy Independence Day! To visitors from the rest of the world, I hope you take a moment to explore one of the most significant revolutions in history.
Designed to complement PBS' "Liberty!" series, the site features 16 essays on some of the complex political and social issues of the period. The H-Net site (hosted by Michigan State University) produces excellent history resources and the American Revolution theme is no exception.
The series is now available on DVD. I enjoyed this series and if you have't watched it yet I think you would too. If I could just find the time to read 1776 by David McCullough...
From the site:
The American Revolution ended two centuries of British rule for most of the North American colonies and created the modern United States of America. The Revolutionary era was both exhilarating and disturbing---a time of progress for some, dislocation for others. In the wake of the Revolution came events as varied as the drafting and ratification of the Constitution of the United States of America and the rebellions of slaves who saw the contrast between slavery and proclamations of liberty. The television series Liberty! offers us a chance to learn about the Revolution and to reflect on the Revolutionary legacy. The Revolution website offers a chance to join in national discussions of American revolutionary origins.
- Resources For American Independence Day
July 4th will be Independence Day in the USA. It will be the 230th anniversary of the official birth of the country. To encourage research on this topic, I have compiled (with help from the DMOZ) a list of websites which are useful for finding information...
- The Napoleonic Revolution
The Napoleonic Revolution - This lecture describes the Revolution instituted by Napoleon. Dr. Rempel of New England College provides this information at his web site on the Western Civilization. I always like it when professors put their lectures online....
- Latin American Studies
Latin American Studies. This is an essay which gives teachers ideas for teaching about Latin America in the classroom. This includes covering social studies and history. From the site: Social studies textbooks and media often present an incomplete...
- Teaching About Canada
Teaching about Canada This is an essay with some good ideas on how to teach about Canada in American classrooms. This includes ideas for history. From the site: Canada's evolution to independence presents an interesting contrast to the American...
- Teaching America's Founding Documents.
Teaching America's Founding Documents. This essay presents idea for how to teach about documents like to US Constitition and the Declarartion of Independence. From the site: Great ideas about law, government, and the rights of individuals marked the...