History Resources

Teaching history? It can be a challenge. There are so many topics to cover and so many ways to present it. Homeschooling your child gives you the opportunity to explore different methods and materials that might help make it easier. Teaching history is a great way to expose your kids to the world around them, their ancestors, and all of the events that have shaped us as a culture. To help you get started with homeschooling history, we’ve compiled a list of some of the best resources out there on teaching history in an engaging way. Whether you’re new to homeschooling or just looking for ideas, these resources can help you begin right away!

American History

• 1492: An Ongoing Voyage – an Exhibit of the Library of Congress, Washington, DC
• The Age of Imperialism – During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the United States pursued an aggressive policy of expansionism, extending its political and economic influence around the globe
• Archiving Early America – Our main focus is primary source material from 18th Century America– all displayed digitally. A unique array of original newspapers, maps and writings come to life on your screen just as they appeared to our forebears more than 200 years ago.
• Colonial Williamsburg
• Conservapedia – Look at this site as Wikipedia from a conservative perspective. In addition to listings on any subject past and present, they also have free complete courses on American history as well as government, world history, and economics. 
• The Constitution of the United States 
• Founding.com: A User’s Guide to the Declaration of Independence – contains thousands of pages of original source material, fully linked and searchable, and is one of the largest collections of documents of the American Founding anywhere on the Internet.
• HippoCampus – HippoCampus provides free, multi-media content in many subjects, including Algebra, Biology, Physics, Calculus, Environmental Science, U.S. History, U.S. Government and more.
• The History Place – featuring pieces of  American history
• Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States
• The Life of George Washington – The Movie – Aim of the movie is to acquaint students with the roots of their country, inasmuch as GW’s life parallels the beginnings of The Republic.
• Mayflower Web Pages. – The author of this web page, Caleb Johnson, is a member of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants with documented descent from Mayflower passengers.
• Monticello – Thomas Jefferson’s home.
• Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens – George Washington’s home
• Selected Civil War Photographs
• Slave Voices – information with accompanying graphics relating to the slave trade, the work of slaves in plantation America, life in the slave community, and the problem of freedom when slavery was destroyed
• Teaching American History
• USConstitution.net – Find out about the U.S. Constitution and other early American documents such as the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and more.

World History

• Build a Medieval Castle – Build a castle complete with walls, towers, a gatehouse and a keep. You can also add pennants, a drawbridge and a portcullis to complete your castle.
• Byzantine & Medieval Studies Sites
• Christian History from Christianity Today – This website has articles on every era of the church. There are articles on just about everything such as biographies and themes such as how the Vikings took up the faith.
• History Link 101 – offers links categorized in six areas: art, biography, daily life, maps, pictures, and research of cultures in World History. Site is designed for World History classes with a history of farming, art history lessons and more.
• The Jerusalem Insider’s Guide – The Jerusalem Insider’s Guide is an online guide for visitors and pilgrims to Jerusalem, with a growing section on Jerusalem’s history and periodic updates on archaeological discoveries.
• Shields, Knights and Heraldry – Make a coat of arms (shield) using authentic medieval charges (designs) and the correct rules of blazonry. Free program