Digital National Security Archive Online - A database of more than 35,000 declassified documents that led to important US government policy decisions.

A Biography of America - Includes key events, maps, video transcripts, and related links for each era in American history.

America's Story - Presented by the Library of Congress, a site with information about American people and historical events, and each of its states.

American History Listings - From About.com. Listings follow historic topics from the full spectrum of America's past, with subjects ranging from the Civil War, to Edison's first phonograph.
Meta Description: [ Make this your home for American History on the Internet. Find informative articles, great content and reviewed sites to give you the best American History resources the web has to offer. ]

American History Resource Page - Links to reference sites for American history topics dealing with people, politics, events and literature.
Meta Description: [ resource page for American history ]

American Lives - True tales of life, death and other adventures in US history.

American Memory - Primary source and archival materials relating to American culture and history from the Library of Congress, as part of the National Digital Library. Research tools, educational resources, and related LOC collections provided.

American Originals: The Original Exhibit - A selection of some of the most significant and compelling documents in United States history from the National Archives holdings.
Meta Description: [ Exhibits at the National Archives. ]

American Treasures of the Library of Congress - Permanent exhibition of the rarest, most interesting or significant items relating to America's past. Exhibit divided into three sections covering History, Philosophy, and Fine Arts.
Meta Description: [ Library of Congress Exhibition: American Treasures. Of the more than 110 million items in the Library of Congress, which are considered "treasures"? Of course Thomas Jefferson's handwritten draft of the Declaration of Independence is a treasure, not only because of its association with Jeff... ]

Business History - Large resource of histories and stories of American business, including audio and video archives, academic and corporate articles, and fun facts.
Meta Description: [ large resource of histories and stories of Business including audio and video archives, acedemic and corporate articles, fun facts and more. ]

Classification of American Wealth - History and genealogy of the wealthy families of America, from colonial times until present.
Meta Description: [ History and classification of american wealth, of millionaires and billionaires and the wealthy families of the United States of America ]

Click2History - Stories from American history with links to other related sites.

COINTELPRO - Provides a critical overview of the FBI's anti-radical programs from 1956 to 1971. Links to papers, external reports, and articles on other sites.
Meta Description: [ FBI counterintelligence programs to repress political dissent in the United States. ]

Dr. James B. Calvert: History - A collection of essays about U.S. history.

Early American Digital Library - A wealth of rare and hard-to-find images featuring the people, places and events of early America's historic past.

From Revolution to Reconstruction - From the colonial period until modern times (Revolution to Reconstruction). This American history project contains outlines of American history and culture, source materials, essays, biographies and presidential information.
Meta Description: [ From Revolution to Reconstruction and what happened afterwards. A project on American History containing outlines of American History & Culture, sourcematerials, essays, biographies, presidential information ]

Ghost Counties - A listing of counties and parishes in the United States that no longer exist, with an explanation of their demise.

Gold Rush Gallery - Documentation of the discovery of gold in the southern Appalachians, the history of the US Branch Mint at Dahlonega, Georgia, and a large collection of US gold coins (minted from 1796-1933).

Great American Speeches - Great political orations of the past century in the United States, for students of speech and American History.
Meta Description: [ This Web site, provided by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), is home to more than 350 television show companion sites in addition to Web-original sites. PBS Online hosts interactive content for everyone — including kids, parents, educators, and the general audience. ]

History Buff's Home Page - Devoted to press coverage of events in American history; containing an extensive, searchable library. Categories include the Civil War, baseball, journalism hoaxes, old west characters, crime figures, and the Inaugural Addresses of all U.S. Presidents.
Meta Description: [ Extensive Web site focusing primarily on how newspapers and the press covered major, and not so major, events in American history. Also information for newspaper collectors. ]

History of the United States of America - Provides a history of the United States of America from ancient times to the modern era.
Meta Description: [ Provides a history of the United States of America from ancient times to the modern era. ]

History Quest - Unusual and little known facts on American History.

HistoryWired: A few of our favorite things - Images of diverse objects from the National Museum of American History include famous, unusual, and everyday items with interesting stories to tell.
Meta Description: [ This innovative program will take you on a personalized tour through the collections of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. ]

Images of American Political History - Archive of public domain images from 1750 to the present. Collection is searchable by era, keyword, or topic.

Jewish-American History on the Web - An online archive of original documents, journals, books and literature on the subject of Jews in 19th-Century America.
Meta Description: [ Jewish-American History on the Web is an online archive of original documents, journals, books and literature on the subject of Jewish life in 19th-Century America. ]

Lectures on American History - The events that shaped the thinking of the American people.
Meta Description: [ Lectures on American History - the events that shaped the thinking of the American people ]

Library in the Sky - Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory's links and resources for American History.

Logging History - Focusing on the logging industry especially the time from 1900 to 1940. Also pictures and descriptions of the Lindsey Eight Wheel Log Wagon.
Meta Description: [ Index to Various Logging Information ]

National Security Archive - Document compilations dealing with U.S. foreign policy, military and intelligence, political events, and nuclear technology. Located at the George Washington University.

Rough Rider Links to the Past - An extensive directory of websites about American history in chronogical order. Also links to historical indexes, outlines and directories, lesson plans, and other educational resources. Created by Mr. Horwitz and his class at Roosevelt High School in Fresno, California.

Spirit of the American Founding Port - US history forums and chats. Topics range from history of the American founding port, the Salem witchcraft trials and the American Civil War, to modern day discussions.
Meta Description: [ The American Founding. Great Books: American Founding. Western Canon University Lecture Halls and Chatrooms ]

Talking History - A 30-minute weekly radio show produced by the Organization of American Historians. Podcast available. The show is available to more than four hundred stations nationwide on the Public Radio Satellite System and internationally on the Voice of America.
Meta Description: [ Talking History Radio Show sponsored by the Organization of American Historians and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History ]

The American Experience - Companion to the PBS history series; includes features on a range of people and events in American history, from Hawaii's last queen to Joe DiMaggio.
Meta Description: [ Companion to the PBS history series AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, this site includes features on a range of people and events in American history from Hawaii's last queen to Joe DiMaggio, from World War I to Vietnam. ]

The American Experience Library - As public television's only regularly scheduled prime-time historical documentary series, The American Experience brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that helped form this nation.
Meta Description: [ Companion to the PBS history series AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, this site includes features on a range of people and events in American history from Hawaii's last queen to Joe DiMaggio, from World War I to Vietnam. ]

The American History Company - Online shopping for history and genealogy products, as well as genealogy research services.

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History - Promotes the study and love of American history. Their website serves as a portal for American history on the Web; offers educational material for teachers, students, historians, and the public; and provides current information about the Institute's programs and activities.
Meta Description: [ The Gilder Lehrman Institute offers seminars and lesson plans for teachers as well as fellowships and forums for U.S. History students and scholars. ]

The Great Seal of the United States of America - Offers information about the origin, relevance, and meanining of this symbol.
Meta Description: [ Learn the true story of this eloquent emblem so you can decipher the timely message America's founders put into its symbols and mottoes. ]

The History Place - Informative website focussing on American history from the Colonial period to present-day. Many on-line exhibits include timelines, photographs and famous speeches.
Meta Description: [ Great online exhibits - World War 2, Lincoln, Kennedy, plus more! ]

The Real History Archives - Documents, articles and links to resources exploring alternative views of the Kennedy Assassination, Watergate, the CIA and other issues.

The Time Page - William Murray's examination of cycles in United States history.
Meta Description: [ Cycles in United States History ]

The United States of America Chronology - Covers US History from the Colonial Period, through the Cold War.

Today in History - Each day, an event from American history is illustrated by digitized items from the Library of Congress American Memory historic collections.
Meta Description: [ Each day an event from American history is illustrated by digitized items from the Library of Congress American Memory historic collections. ]

Top20AmericanHistory.com - Directory of sites covering all periods and aspects of US history.
Meta Description: [ Best sites for American history ]

Touring Turn-of-the-Century America - Photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company, 1880-1920. Includes over 25,000 glass negatives and transparencies as well as about 300 color photolithograph prints, mostly of the eastern United States.
Meta Description: [ This online presentation consists of more than 25,000 glass negatives and transparencies as well as about 300 color photolithograph prints, mostly of the eastern United States. About 900 mammoth plate photographs of railroads are also included. The collection includes the work of a number of phot... ]

U.S. History Research Links - Links to sites that cover a broad range of topics from the Revolutionary War to Reconstruction. Includes information databases, such as The Smithsonian Institution and the American Treasures of the Library of Congress.

U.S. History Resources - A resource site for high school students in American history with outlines, quizzes, chronologies, and terms.
Meta Description: [ A set of resources to assist students in U.S. History courses, including Key Terms, Chronologies, Outlines and Charts, and Sample Quizzes ]

Uncle Sam's World - Political cartoons of Uncle Sam's role in the world from the annexations of 1898 through annexation of the Danish West Indies (U.S. Virgin Islands) during World War I.
Meta Description: [ Jim Zwick's books on Mark Twain and anti-imperialism, web sites, biography, and how to contact him. ]

United States of America and the Netherlands - Site with a focus on shared Dutch-American history. Answers many questions about colonization, trade and commerce, modern migration, and the other ties between the two countries.
Meta Description: [ USA-project, Essay-area, The United States of America and the Netherlands ]

US History Resources - Indexed directory of online resources for American history along with suggested lesson plans and curricula.

USA 1840-1960 - Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia, about the history of the United States, but from Britain.
Meta Description: [ USA History 1840-1960 ]

With Americans of Past and Present Days - Collection of seven essays published by Jean Jules Jusserand in 1916 tracing French-American relations by biographical vignette.
Meta Description: [ Jusserand, Jean Jules. 1916. With Americans of Past and Present Days ]