- Lewis and Clark Expedition (30)
Examines the journey of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to chart a path across the western U.S. Includes information on the history of the journey, different exhibitions about the trip, and their Native American guide Sacagawea.
dir.yahoo.com/.../19th_Century/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition
- Making of America
Digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction.
moa.umdl.umich.edu
- Legends of America
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A travel site for the nostalgic and historic minded.
www.legendsofamerica.com
- Hatfields and McCoys (11)
Learn about the infamous feud between the Hatfields and McCoys in the West Virginia-Kentucky backcountry from 1878-1891. View maps and photographs of family members and read news on the truce and current day family reunions.
dir.yahoo.com/.../19th_Century/Hatfields_and_McCoys
- Transcontinental Railroad (5)
Explores the history of the Transcontinental Railroad, the 1,756 mile long track laid between Sacramento and Omaha in 1869, and its significance to the development of the Western United States as well as to U.S. history.
dir.yahoo.com/.../19th_Century/Transcontinental_Railroad
- Historic Latta Plantation
Carolina backcountry living history site, ca. 1800-1840.
www.lattaplantation.org
- Amistad Revolt (8)
Learn about Amistad Mutiny, the historical rebellion of slaves aboard the Spanish schooner Amistad in 1839. Sites feature historical background, the vessel, the U.S. Supreme Court case, trial records and judgment, news accounts, biographical sketches, the legacy, and movie based on the 19th century rebellion at sea which became one of the milestones in the American history of abolition.
dir.yahoo.com/.../19th_Century/Amistad_Revolt
- Freedmen's Bureau (7)
Explore the Freedmen's Bureau, the federal agency formed during the Reconstruction to aid distressed refugees of the American Civil War. Sites feature history, documents, activities' handbook, lesson plans to explain the sharecropping system, as well as transcriptions of reports and records of the agency also called the 'Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands' since it helped the 'freedmen' or freed slaves.
dir.yahoo.com/.../19th_Century/Freedmen_s_Bureau
- Nat Turner's Rebellion (7)
Find sites for Nat Turner's rebellion, one of the most remarkable instances of black resistance led by an American slave in 1831. Sites feature history, events details, and sites for Nat Turner who masterminded the slave revolt which became a reference point for the American Civil War.
dir.yahoo.com/.../19th_Century/Nat_Turner_s_Rebellion
- Pullman Strike@
Learn about Pullman Strike, the wildcat strike by the Pullman Palace Car Company in Illinois on May 11, 1894. Sites feature historical background, events, consequences, labor related transcripts, museum exhibits, excerpts from the U.S Strike Commission's report, and analysis of the labor strike and its impact on the U.S. history.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Labor/Pullman_Strike
- Jewish-American History on the Web
Dedicated to 19th Century Jewish-American history, poetry and fiction, polemics and philosophy.
www.jewish-history.com/Default.htm
- First American West: The Ohio River Valley, 1750-1820
Features letters, maps, artifacts, images, and other materials relating to the land, peoples, exploration, and transformation of the trans-Appalachian West from the mid-18th to early 19th century.
memory.loc.gov/ammem/award99/icuhtml/fawhome.html
- Compromise of 1850 (7)
Explore the Compromise of 1850, aka the Pearce Act, a series of U.S. Congressional legislative actions to regulate the spread of slavery in the territories acquired during the Mexican-American War. Sites offer background information, graphic illustrations, historical speeches, and related documents about the legal measures which were anti-slavery milestones in the U.S. history.
dir.yahoo.com/.../19th_Century/Compromise_of_1850
- Five Points Site@
Explore Five Points, the notorious 19th century slum area of Manhattan, New York City through sites featuring archaeological artifacts and photos, history, maps, newspaper clippings, as well as the portrayal of the district in Martin Scorsese's movie, Gangs of New York.
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/Five_Points
- Great Chicago Fire (1871)@
Learn about the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the conflagartaion that raged in Chicago, Illinois for two days killing hundreds and destroying miles of the city. Sites offer background information, news archives, articles, pictures, and videos of the fire started by a cow which is considered as one of the largest U.S. disasters of 19th century.
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/Great_Chicago_Fire__1871_
- Fugitive Slave Act (4)
dir.yahoo.com/.../19th_Century/Fugitive_Slave_Act
- Maritime Heritage Project
News of ships, captains, and names of passengers arriving in San Francisco from 1849 through 1870.
www.maritimeheritage.org
- 19th Century American Cultural History
Helping viewers understand the cultural history of each period of the 19th century, decade by decade.
kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/19thcentury.html
- African American Odyssey: The Booker T. Washington Era
Discusses the progress of blacks in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Covers their military contributions, education, economic, and social progress, crusade against lynching, and organizing for civil rights.
memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart6.html
- Haymarket Riot@
Read about Haymarket Riot of 1886 in Chicago, Illinois, which is considered to be one of the major influences on the origin of international May Day observances for workers. Sites feature history, articles, manuscripts, pro-labor speeches, photographs, illustrations, and library archives about the historical clash between the business class and working class in late 19th century Chicago.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Labor/Haymarket_Riot
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