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13 Colnies: The Basics
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American Revolution

britishbattles.com
Key Facts and Data about American Revolution
American Revolution Homepage

Constitution

The Constitution & Links
The Constitution
National Archives Documents
Constitution and Its History
Interactive Constitution
National Constitution Center
Annotated U.S. Constitution
Provides some background on the history behind parts of the Constitution
NY Regents Site on the Constitution
Great Site for the Basics!!!

Lewis and Clark

Lewis and Clark: PBS
Wine Receipt
Tobacco Receipt
Indian Gifts
Current Photo Part of Trail
Early Morning Current Photo
LA Purchase
Lewis and Clark Journals
Jefferson
Catlin
Catlin
Catlin
Catlin
Trail of Tears
Painting and Text
Population Changes (Map)
Missouri Compromise Map
Westward Migration from Iredell County (1800-1850): Reasons for Moving West
Primary Source
Per Capita Income Growth in US
Prairie Painting

Manifest Destiny

Bush 2008 Africa Trip
US State Department
CIA World Fact Book
BBC World News
American Progress
manifest destiny painting

Civil War

Effects of the Civil War as Seen Through Letters

Civil War Battles

Civil War Timeline
Battle of Fort Sumter
April 1861
First Bull Run
July 1861
Battle of Shiloh
April 1862
USS Monitor vs. CSS Virginia (Merrimac)
March 1862
Battle of New Orleans (Forts Jackson and St. Philip)
April 1862
The Seven Days Battle/Peninsula Campaign
June 1862
2nd Bull Run
August 1862
Battle of Antietam
September 1862
Battle of Fredericksburg
December 1862
Battle of Chancellorsville
April 1863
Battle of Vicksburg
May-July 1863
Battle of Gettysburg
July 1863
Grant's Wilderness/Overland Campaign
May 1864
Siege of Petersburg
June 1864 - March 1865
Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign
Fall 1864
Battle for Atlanta
Jul 1864
Sherman's March to the Sea
Fall 1864 - Spring 1865
Appomattox Court House
April 1865

Native Americans

Native American Chart
Longhouses
Mesoamerican Site
Iroquois
Cherokee
Ancient American Civilizations
Columbian Exchange
Accounts of Thanksgiving
Maliseets
Houlton, Maine
Passamaquoddy Indians
People of the Dawn, Maine
Penobscot Nation
Bangor, Maine
Wabanaki/Passamaquoddy
Pleasant Point, Maine
Red Paint People
Native Americans in Maine
Virtual Tour

Prairie Life

Racism

Propaganda

Early America-4

Early Mesoamerican Civilizations

Aztec
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Inca
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Teotihuacan
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Maya and Other Early Mesoamerican Civilizations
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Maya
Ancient Mesoamerican Sport
Links to Various Sites on Mesoamerican Cultures
Conquistadors
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Early Native/North American Civilizations

Native American Interactive Chart
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Cherokee

2008 Presidential Election

Early English Colonies

Toward Revolution & the Constitution

Stamp Act
UMBC Stamp Act Resources
Click on resources under "Resources" link on this page
William Blackstone's Commnetaries on English Law
source of pre-Rev views on English common law
Charleston's Non-Importation Agreement
Colonial Charters & Grants
American Constitution - Documentary Record
documents and ideas behind the current Constitution
Montesquieu - The Spirit of the Laws
Rousseau - The Social Contract
Hume - Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature
Examination of Ben Franklin before the House of Commons
Propaganda and the American Revolution
Constitution and History
Historical State Constitutions
Interactive Constitution
National Constitution Center
Annotated U.S. Constitution
NY Regents Site on the Constitution
Great Site for the Basics!!!
Articles, Constitution, Federalist Papers, etc.
Northwest Ordinance

Lewis and Clark and Westward Expansion

Lewis and Clark DBQ Documents
National Archives
Caitlin Painting I
Caitlin Painting II
Caitlin Painting III
Caitlin Painting IV
Population Maps 1790 and 1850
Trail of Tears
PBS Painting and Text
Journals of Lewis and Clark
Economic Growth in America
Graph
Lewis and Clark PBS Website
Westward Migration from Iredell County (1800-1850)
primary source
Missouri Compromise Map
American Progress
John Gast painting
Jefferson Message Typed
Jefferson - Typed Letter on Discoveries of Lewis and Clark

Jefferson

Notes on the State of Virginia
Jefferson's First Inaugural Address
Jefferson's Second Inaugural Address
Dumas Malone's "Thomas Jefferson"
Excerpts from Dictionary of American Biography, Volume 5
PBS Site on Jefferson
Other Suggested Links and Books

Unions and Labor

Lilly Ledbetter 09
Unions are Good for Maine's Economy
editorial
Obama on the Employee Free Choice Act
Employee Free Choice Act
background - wiki
AFL-CIO and the Free Choice Act
Opposing the Free Choice Act
Heritage Foundation
A Liberal Supermajority
WSJ editorial
Employee Free Choice Act is Unconstitutional
Epstein editorial in WSJ
Bureau of Labor and Statistics: Union Membership Stats
US Govt
Workers Independent News Site
Labor Union News
Northwest Airlines Union-Management Fight
2007
Auto Unions - NBC
Unions as an Albatross
Hope for Saving Auto Industry Rests with Union
Editorial article
NO UAW
Autowrokers in KY vs Union
UAW (United Auto Workers site)

Expansion, Slavery and Civil War

Seventh of March
Daniel Webster on Slavery

Economics

Econ Stats

Federal Reserve System

Investing

Bonds

Minimum Wage & Labor

Supplemental Notes

Sweatshop Role Play Sites

Financial Literacy

Fact Checker

Credit Bureaus

Federal Government Agencies

Other Financial Literacy Organizations

Federal Budget

Saving and Investing

Retirement Savings
Ballpark Estimate
SEC Investor Education Site

Financial Calculators

Insurance

Auto Insurance in Maine
Brochure

Careers

O*Net Online Network
Occupational Information by Industry
Maine Workforce Development Blueprint
Maine Workforce Trends & Stats
Maine Jobs Council
Overview to Maine's Workforce Development

Careers

Modern America

The Marshall Plan
Arab-Israeli Conflict
Arab-Israeli Conflict Maps
Arab-Israeli Conflict Timeline
Arab-Israeli Conflict Map
US Role in Arab-Israeli Conflict
Click on links in the timeline to read more about the involvement of the US and others
Cuban Missile Crisis
Vietnam War Activity

Mr. Roberts' Courses Website

Courses Website

Psychology

Adolescence

Rites of Passage

Adulthood

Class Videos Links

Sea World Whale Training & Conditioning
Albert Bandura "Bobo" Experiment
BF Skinner & Reinforcement
Disovering Psychology: Remembering & Forgetting
Go to Video #9 (Remembering and Forgetting)

Decision Making

Dreams

Intelligence

The Monitor Article
Multiple Intelligences
Howard Gardner
Triarchic Theory of Intelligence
Robert Sternberg
Qualities of People with High EQ
EQ Summary
IQ
Stanford-Binet

Learning

Pavlov's Dog Game

Media Debate

FCC FAQs
FCC Media Bureau
Media's Effects on Gender Identity
Impact of TV Study
Children Now & New Broadcasting Rules
Media Awareness Network & Meida Violence
Media Violence research & Mixed Results
Psychiatric Effects of Media Violence
American Academy of Child Psychiatry
A look at TV and Music Effects
APA Online & Media Violence
National Coalition Against Censorship
Kids Speak Out Against Censorship
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Free Expression Network
Scroll to bottom of this site for a list of members/links
Teen Burned Trying to Recreate "Jackass" Stunt
Media Violence Data
Safe Youth Stats
Media Violence: Parents Role?
Press Kit for National Parents Poll on Media and Kids Health
Parents Ignore Game Age Ratings
FCC Commissioner on TV Violence
Mrs. Bush Speaks to Broadcasters
Media Psychology - Division of the APA
Articles on Impact of Media Violence

Parenting and Child Development

Psych Prisons

Psychological Disorders

Intellectual Disabilities

Nature vs Nurture

Nature vs Nurture Debate
NOVA/PBS
Identical Strangers
NPR - twins reared apart
PNAS Articles
HGH Controversy
Senior Seminar Work - College
Human enome Project Today

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