Unit Three: Nation | United States History

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Chapter 9: The Jeffersonian Era (1801-1825)

General Jefferson Links

• Thomas Jefferson Papers: Home Page—large archive of information by the Library of Congress; searchable by keyword; actually shows images of original documents, so sometimes hard to read; special features such as interactive time lines and selected quotations
• Monticello—The Home of Thomas Jefferson—well laid out website; focuses more on Jefferson's private life; some multimedia; well supplemented with pictures and artifacts

“The Revolution of 1800”

• Marbury v. Madison (1803)—text of the Supreme Court decision; some links within the document
• Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)—text of the Supreme Court decision; links to other John Marshall cases
• McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)—text of the decision

Jefferson’s Triumphs Abroad

• The Avalon Project : Louisiana Purchase; 1803 and Associated Documents—primary documents relating to the Louisiana Purchase
• PBS Online - Lewis and Clark—in-depth supplement to PBS film by Ken Burns; searchable journals for several members; time line of expedition; lesson plans for educators
• PBS Online - Lewis and Clark: Journals—searchable database of journal entries spanning the course of the expedition; search by day, year, or team member; easy to use

Indians and the Northwest Territory

• The Avalon Project : The Treaty of Greenville 1795—text of the treaty; links to separate articles on page
• Tecumseh to Governor Benjamin Harrison at Vincennes – 1810—text of letter; see activity in Teacher’s Edition ("Sir, You Have Liberty . . . ")

The War of 1812

• Documents on The American War of 1812—primary source documents on the War of 1812; focuses on military actions; some political information; well laid out
• Re-living History: The War of 1812—includes battles summaries, time line, biographies, maps; associated with reenactments; some multimedia resources available
• Map of the War of 1812—Features land and naval warfare locations
• The Avalon Project : War of 1812 and Associated Documents—text of major documents related to the war
• The War of 1812—Includes links that discuss army life, battles, biographies, historic sites, weapons, etc.
• Shawnee Indian Tribe—Includes links containing treaties between the tribe and America
• Dolley Madison on the Burning of Washington - 1814—text of the account; See Teacher’s Edition activity ("The Burning of Washington")
• A British Account of the Burning of Washington - 1814—text of the account; See Teacher’s Edition activity ("The Burning of Washington")
• The Avalon Project : Treaty of Ghent; 1814—full text of the treaty; links to each article

“The Era of Good Feelings”

• 1817RushBagot—text of the agreement
• The Avalon Project : Adams-Onis Treaty—full text of the treaty; links to each article
• The Avalon Project : Monroe Doctrine; December 2 1823—text of Monroe’s address

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Chapter 10: The Age of Jackson (1820-1840)

General Jackson Links

• The Avalon Project : The Papers of Andrew Jackson—text of various documents; divided into several categories

Crosscurrents

• The Avalon Project : Inaugural Address of John Quincy Adams—text of the address
• The Tax History Project at Tax Analysts—look under time period from 1816 to 1860; well laid out chronologically; provides good info on this period and others; images included and links to more information

The Jackson Years

• USA: Andrew Jackson and the Bank war—more in-depth knowledge on the bank wars during Jackson's presidency; info is well documented with sources listed; no visuals
• Cherokee Alphabet—Depicts the letters of the alphabet
• PBS - THE WEST - Indian Removal—Jackson’s remarks to Congress
• About North Georgia History—some interesting info on the Cherokees, Sequoyah (Talking Leaves), and the Trail of Tears; fairly well laid out; some visuals

Party Politics

• Andrew Jackson's Farewell Address - 1837—abridged version of the address

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Chapter 11: The Growth of American Society (1789-1861)

American Technology

• The Constitution Community Lesson Plan: Eli Whitney's Patent for the Cotton Gin—National Archives activity involving Eli Whitney; primary documents used; shows effects of the invention on North and South
• United States Patent and Trademark Office Home Page—search for patent information past and present; some images available; some item abstracts

Transportation and Communication

•  Road Through the Wilderness—a long article on the making of the National Road; includes a few images
• The Erie Canal—a good history of the Erie Canal by the U. of Rochester history department; several pictures and maps; online books on the topic being scanned in as of Jan. 2002
• National Canal Museum - Hugh Moore Park—a good site for info on canals; some info online about the Lehigh, Delaware, and Morris Canals
• The Growth of Regionalism 1800-1860—activity by National Archives using an anti-railroad poster; shows regional differences in the U.S. and the railroads effects on economic development.
• Samuel F. B. Morse Home Page—a great website for interesting info about Morse and the telegraph; interactive map shows early telegraph stations in US and Canada; letters by Morse show a strong faith in God; by the Library of Congress

American Culture

• CGFA- Carol Gerten's Fine Art- A Virtual Art Museum—online art gallery; focus on Renaissance to early modern; biographies on some artists; prints are usually quite large; search by name, nationality, or time period
• The Last of the Mohicans—full text of the novel
• A History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty, Volume 1 . . . By Diedrich Knickerbocker—full text of Volume 1; easy to search; includes table of contents; go directly to chapter or book divisions
• A History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty, Volume 2 . . . By Diedrich Knickerbocker—full text of Volume 2; easy to search; includes table of contents; go directly to chapters or book divisions
• Irving, Washington. 1917. Rip Van Winkle & The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Vol. X, Part 2. Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction—full text of the works; includes criticisms and interpretations
• Emerson--Nature, Addresses, And Lectures (1849)—full text of works; easy to use; go directly to each work; chapter divisions
• Self-Reliance, by Ralph Waldo Emerson—full text of essay; go directly to portions of the work
• Emerson
• Thoreau's Walden—full text of the work; go directly to chapters; plenty of extra resources (annotations, map, pictures); links to related sites
• Whitman, Walt. 1900. Leaves of Grass—full text of poems; index of titles and index of first lines; some objectionable elements
• Hawthorne, Nathaniel. 1850. The Scarlet Letter—full text of the work; go directly to chapters; includes internal search engine
• The Tell-Tale Heart—full text of the story
• The Collected Poems of Edgar Allan Poe—full text of POE’s poems; easy to use index
• Moby Dick; or the Whale—full text of the work; go directly to chapters
• American Experience | Stephen Foster—online resources in conjunction with PBS film; includes transcript, additional info, a time line, scores, and sound files; quality audio clips; well laid out and thorough presentation
• Lowell Mason—information on the composer; an extensive list of songs; sound files for songs along with song information
• William Billings—a bit of information about the composer; sound files and information about songs

American Religion

• Reason: The Only Oracle Of Man—full text of work; go directly to chapters and sections
• The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin—full text of the work
• The Age of Reason--Thomas Paine—full text of the work; go directly to different sections
• Timothy Dwight: I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord—information about the hymnwriter; sound files and information on songs
• Finney, Charles Grandison (1792-1875)—full text of works by Finney
• Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus—information on hymn, hymnwriter, and composer; sound file of hymn
• Edgar Allen Poe

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Chapter 12: Manifest Destiny (1840-1848)

General Resources

• The Way West—on the California trails; multimedia presentation by National Geographic; requires Macromedia flash player

Across the Wide Missouri

• PBS - THE WEST - The Letters and Journals of Narcissa Whitman 1836 – 1847—text of the journals; divided by different periods in life; go directly to specific entry
• The Avalon Project : Texas From Independence to Annexation 1836-1846—full text of several documents; divided into categories: Independence, Diplomacy, and Annexation
• Alamo de Parras, The Story of the Alamo's Early History—great information about the Alamo
• The Alamo—some useful information and interesting facts; good maps help with visualization
• The Oregon-Trail Home page—one of the better sites on the Oregon Trail; includes a teacher's guide which goes along with a video; does lack a good map
• Oregon National Historical Trail: Website provided by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior

Politics and Protocol

• The Avalon Project : The Webster-Ashburton Treaty 1842 and Associated Documents—full text of treaty; includes other important documents
• James K. Polk—The main website on the 11th President of the United States

War with Mexico

• The U.S.-Mexican War, 1846-1848/El EE. UU.-Guerra mexicana, 1846-1848—high quality site on the Mexican War; well laid out for student and teacher usage; includes map, pictures, and original documents.
• Mexican War Maps (SonOfTheSouth, Latin American Studies)—Many maps to discover! See also other pictures regarding the war.
• Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience"—full text of Thoreau’s work; divided into two parts; links to related sites
• The History of the Conquest of Mexico - Index—full text of the work; go directly to chapters
• The Avalon Project : Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo; February 2, 1848—full text of the treaty; go directly to each article
• The Avalon Project : Gadsden Purchase Treaty : December 30, 1853—full text of the treaty; go directly to each article
• New Perspectives on THE WEST—good website for Chapter 12; contains journal entries by Narcissa Whitman; includes a helpful interactive map section; biographical dictionary of the West
• The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School : Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy—great site for the text of historical documents; includes the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and the Gadsden Purchase; students will find the texts hard to read because of the legal language but still a great resource.