American Revolution - top
American Revolution - New-York Historical Society's Digital Learning Project site.

Audiobooks & Podcasts - top
Free Audiobooks - many history related audiobooks.
LearnOutLoud - free audiobooks and podcasts
FreeAudio - a couple of history related audiobooks

Black History - top
Black History Every Month - set up by David Bellel, a retired TAH Grant administrator and NYC SS teacher who specializes in putting together cool SS and technology applications. Check out the free images, Historic Harlem walking tour, and historic photos of Harlem for free download. "Worth exploring."
Do's and Don'ts of Teaching Black History - What every teacher should know and do to ensure students get the most out of black history and Black History Month
In Motion - The African-American migration experience
Mapping the African American Past - Columbia University site - great resources

Bronx History - top
The Amazing Bronx - a website of resources on Bronx history

Civil War - top
History Place - Nice timeline with dates/photots
New York Divided - New-York Historical Society's website about slavery & the Civil War in NY
The Valley of the Shadow - Two communites (one North, one South) during the Civil War

Documents - top
Digital History Reader - U.S. and European History - Great collection of primary source documents.
Library of Congress - American Memory - primary source documents.
Our Documents - 100 milestone documents from the National Archives
Teaching with Documents - lesson plans, exhibits, and more
EdTeck - DBQs and CRQs
Documents - Pre 1400's to 2001
Fourth of July History - lots of documents pertaining to the 4th of July
Liberator - Search through every issue of the Liberator, Boston-based aboloitionist newspaper.

Elections - top
Presidential Campaign Commercials 1952-2004 - Campaign commercials from 1952 until 2004.
American Rhetoric - 5000+ speeches

For Kids - top
History for Kids - Colonial Williamsburg - great games and activites for kids.
Colonial Kids - activites and resources for children.
Schoolhouse Rock:America Rock - the Schoolhouse Rock site with lyrics, sounds, etc. from the classic 1970's cartoon clips.
Social Studies for Kids - this link takes you to the US History section.

Fun and Games - top
TerraClues - Still in Beta so there may be a few kinks still left to iron out. Try it out. It has some great potential.
The Mesoamerican Ballgame - explore the "first team sport in human history".
The U.S. - Geography Game
The World - Geography Game
Guess the Spot - how well do you know your landmarks?
Make Your Own Comics - a cool site where you can easily create mini-cartoons.

Labor - top
Labor Arts - virtual museum
Labor History - New York Labor History

Lesson Resources - top
Hippocampus - one-stop educational resources - documents, resources, multimedia.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) - US History- nice resources for a ton of US History topics.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) - ALL subjects
Mr. Roughton's Classroom 2.0 - Mostly world history but the resources are easily adaptable to US history topics.
DLESE - not strictly SS, but great connections for environment & geography
National History Education Clearinghouse - Tons of great resources, lessons, etc.

Maps - top
World Atlas - "lots of good stuff" - outline maps, geographic info, oceanic info, etc.
National Geographic - Maps & Photos

Misc - top
ZipSkinny - enter your zip code to see interesting info from the US Census. Compare your zip with others.
Awesome Stories - great SS stories - free for teachers.
Understanding USA - great graphics, data, etc.
US Census - United States Census Atlas

Museums - top
Bartow-Pell Mansion
Bronx Historical Society
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum of the City of New York
New-York Historical Society
****Exhibit: New York Divided
****Exhibit: Alexander Hamilton
New York Public Library - digital resources, search & save your own collection.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - Online exhibits and galleries.
Philipsburg Manor

Music - top
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - teaching history with music - over 50 lesson plans
Civil War Poetry - Poetry and music from the Civil War

New York History - top
Forgotten NY - "A teasure trove" of NY history.
The Five Points Site - "Archaeologists and historians rediscover a famous 19th century New York neighborhood"
Songlines - Virtual walking ours of Manhattan streets - highly recommended!
Bridge and Tunnel Club - nice photos and maps of NYC neighborhoods
Immigrant Heritage Trail - Lower East Side Tenement Museum
Battle for New York - walking tour
Devil's Own Work - Civil War in NY walking tour
The Mannhatta Project - reconstructing NY before Europeans
National Park Service - Places where women made history
Brooklyn Bridge Slideshow - Multimedia slideshow from the NY Daily News
Whitman's Brooklyn - Brooklyn circa 1850

Photos - top
History Place - nice collections of photos on a variety of topics
Bronx Photos - a nice collection of Bronx pictures
Picturing America - explore American history through works of art.
Old Photos - tons of historical photos, over 2,500 on the Civil War alone.
Library of Congress - flickr collection of photos
Digital Vault - great new website by the Library of Congress

Political Cartoons - top
Harper's Weekly - political cartoon resources
FDR Cartoons - a collection of political cartoons about FDR
Triangle Factory Fire - images, cartoons, etc.
Causes of the American Revolution - cartoons, DBQs
Cartoons for the Classroom - great collection of political cartoons for MS/HS students
Abraham Lincoln Cartoons - a sie dedicated to cartoons about Lincoln
Political Cartoons - lots of cartoons with lesson plans.
Library of Congress - political cartoons

Rubrics - top
Teachnology - a great collections of rubrics for social studies teachers

TAH Teacher-Historian Created Websites - top
Traditional American History Through a Local Lens - Summer 07 Project
TAH Language and Literacy - Brian Carlin, Project Director

Test Prep - top
TAH Grade 5 - Test Prep Resources
TAH Grade 8 - Test Prep Resources
TAH H.S. - US History & Global Regents Test Prep Resources
Study Zone - Oswego City School District

Timelines - top
XTimelines - Online timelines created by the website members. Timelines are divided into categories and one is history. Timelines are searchable within the categories by A-Z or most popular.

U.S. Government - top
Ben's Guide - US Government for Kids

Women's History - top
Women Working - 1870-1930, a free digital archive of primary source materials for teaching, learning, and research