General Links


2009-2010 Yearbooks can be ordered online until December 17th. 
Questions/Comments/Concerns - please email me!
ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK ONLINE!

National Geographic - History
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/index.html

Links to Other New Jersey History Resources on the Web
http://www.state.nj.us/state/history/links.html

State of New Jersey
http://www.state.nj.us/

DECISION '08 QUESTIONS?  Check out these FAQs
FAQ: How the election system works

The Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/index.html

East Brunswick Public Library
http://ebpl.org/

America's Story from America's Library
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi

NJ INVENTORS (Industrial Revolution Unit)- Click on "1989" then click 
on "Inaugural Members".  
Please pick 2 members and write a few short sentences on what they did to be 
recognized as great New Jersey Inventors.  Do NOT copy and paste what the 
website says!!  I will be checking!!!!
http://www.njinvent.njit.edu

The New Jersey Historical Society
http://www.jerseyhistory.org/

PBS - American Experience: The Gold Rush
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldrush/index.html

California's Untold Stories: Gold Rush!
http://www.museumca.org/goldrush/

HISTORY GAMES!!  Use these to help you study/review material!
http://www.history.com/games.do

USHISTORY.ORG  Check it out!!  Very helpful!!
http://www.ushistory.org

ONLINE QUIZZES - From our textbook, Chapter 4
Great for review/studying!!  You are able to check your answers!
http://my.hrw.com/apps/alchemy/editors/display.jsp?tag=hustrefn_quizzesir

SELECT SMART - PICK YOUR 2008 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE  
Who best suits YOU!?
http://www.selectsmart.com/president/2008.html

ELECTION 2008 - ISSUES.  See where Republicans & Democrats stand on the most 
important topics in the upcoming election.
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/index.html

PBS - Lewis & Clark
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/index.html

Like Jeopardy?  Want to look up questions related to topics 
we've studied in class?  See if you can beat the Jeopardy Champs on J! 
Archive.
http://www.j-archive.com/listseasons.php

Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader??  Take the quiz... and several others!  
List of History-related quizzes available as well.
http://reference.aol.com/smarter-than-fifth-grader

Founding Fathers Quiz - AOL  (How much do you remember?)
http://reference.aol.com/quizzes/founding-fathers

This is a neat website that helps animals at shelters.  All you do is click 
on it each day and then click on Feed animals, the corporate sponsors will 
donate .6 bowls of food to shelters.  It is free.  You can ALSO help people 
learn to read, feed the hungry, save the rainforests, and fight breast 
cancer by clicking on the other tabs.  Again, its all free.  The site is:
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com

Scholastic News Online - ELECTION 2008
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/election2008.htm

Barack Obama's Inauguration Speech - FULL TRANSCRIPT  (You can use this to 
help you complete your "Inaugural Eye Chart" assignment)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Inauguration/story?id=6689022&page=1

Inauguration Videos from Past & Present
http://inauguration.msnbc.com

RESEARCH - Looking for transitions?  Look here!
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/writing/sixtrait/organization/transitions.html


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