Orange Public Schools

 Portal of Social Studies and History Resources

Mr. Dowling’s Virtual Classroom
A must see social studies link…very nice!

Geography World
This site has many great geography links…travel the world with this site

U.S. Social Studies and History Links
Many good sections from the Fact Monster

Fact Monster Social Studies Homework

Maps and Flags

National Geographic Society Map Machine
Excellent…fun site to create maps…try it!

Mapping @ National Geographic Education
Maps from all over the world…very nice site

Atlas.gov
All kinds of maps of the United States…don’t miss this site

Infoplease Atlas
Very nice maps from Fact Monster

Historical Maps of The U.S. by UT Library Online
Cool looking historical maps

Atlas and Geography Links

U.S Census Bureau Map Finder
Find a map, any map

Geography

The 50 States of the United States
Great site! Contains interesting facts about all 50 states

Stately Knowledge
Very nice site listing of states from About.com

StateMaster.com
All kinds of information about all of the states

Fact Monster Geography Homework
Cool page for U.S. Geography info

Netstate.com
Another great site for finding facts about the states

World Geography

Atlapedia Online
Great way to find good information on any country

E-Conflict
Don’t let the name fool you…it is a great world encyclopedia of the nations… you will find anthems, flags and maps here

Infoplease Countries of the World
Tremendous site…all kinds of neat information

The Library of Congress Country Study
Need to know ANYTHING about any country?

U.S. State Department Countries of the World
Wow!

CIA World Factbook
Excellent maps and information on just about any country

General History

My Virtual Reference Desk – History
History sites by the dozens

The History Net
A wonderful site to find good information on World/American history

Hyper History Online
A terrific site with history timelines…they keep expanding this site

Year by Year 1900-2003
Tremendous history of the 20th century presented by the Fact Monster

History and Historiography
Wonderful site by Carnegie-Mellon University with history documents

WebSites for Historians
An incredible collection of history links…must see!

Historic Events and Birthdates
Just enter the date and historic events/birthdates appear

Inventors Homework Helper
If you are looking for an inventor, this is the place to go

Inventors Index
Another nice site by About.com

American History

United States History
From colonial times to modern times (Mississippi State University)
America’s Story
An amazing history website from the Library of Congress

Liberty Online
Government philosophy, politics, historical documents, and more…very nice site.

Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Really cool site…take a look

The Constitution of the United States of America

Exploring Constitutional Law
Begin your journey into constitutional law…great site

The History Place: The U.S. Civil War
A nice timeline of the Civil War

A Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents
Fabulous…the University of Oklahoma Law Center

Presidents of the United States
Nice site that gives all kinds of good presidential information

POTUS Presidents of the United States
Another very nice presidents site

Presidential Inaugural Addresses
Includes addresses from every U.S. President since Washington

1492 Exhibit
History dating back to Columbus

Plymouth History
History around the time of the Pilgrims

The French and Indian War

Civil War Home Page
Very good Civil War site

The Age of Imperialism
Very nice site on U.S. foreign policy during the 18th & 19th Century

Trenches on the Web – WWI History
Great World War I information and links to other WWI sites

Encyclopedia of the First World War
Very good WWI site

World War II Timeline
WWII timeline from 1939 to 1945

Politics/Elections

Political Intelligence
An excellent summary of election events by the Boston Globe

CNN Politics.com
Well it’s CNN – of course it’s good

Post Politics
Where all the action takes place – from the Washington Post

The Living Room Candidates
Commercial videos of presidential candidates between 1952 and 2012 – Love it!

Ancient History

Prehistoric Life
A really cool site from BBC…everything from Dinosaurs to cavemen

Ancient and Lost Civilizations
A great resource for ancient civiliztions

Perseus Project
An unbelievable site about Roman and Greek history… fun to roam this one.

Illustrated History of The Roman Empire
Friends, Romans and Countrymen…this is a cool site

Ancient Greece Resources
Another nice site on Greek history… Great resource

The Roman Empire
An excellent Roman Empire resource