Dr. Lipscomb's Social Studies Links

General Sites/ Organizations | US History | World History | South Carolina History |US Government | Geography | Economics | Current Issues/Current Events | Primary Sources

General Sites/ Organizations:


The History Channel
National Council for the Social Studies
National Geographic
Smithsonian
South Carolina Council for the Social Studies
South Carolina Social Studies Standards/ Support Documents(Social Studies Page)
South Carolina ETV Resources (knowitall.org)
Voices from the Field (Dr. Lipscomb's podcast page)

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U.S. History:
America in WWII (PBS)
American Memory Collection

Civil War Center (LSU)
Civil War Women Internet Resources
Colonial Williamsburg
Documenting the American South
Ellis Island
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
History Buff's Home Page
History Matters
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow (PBS)
Library of Congress Exhibitions
National Museum of the American Indian
National Museum of Women's History
National Park Service
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
Salem Witch Trials
Teaching American History
Teaching with Historic Places
US Holocaust Museum
Valley of the Shadow (Civil War)
Virtual Jamestown
WPA Slave Narratives

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World History:
1492: An Ongoing Voyage
BBC World History
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization (PBS)
HyperHistory Online
Mr. Donn's Ancient History Page
Roman Empire (PBS)
Virtual Library in History
Why Do Civilizations Fail?
Women in World History
World War I

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South Carolina History

Department of Archives and History
Sciway
Secession Era Editorial Project(Furman)

U.S. Government:

Ben's Guide to US Government
Bill of Rights Institute
C-Span
The Census
Center for Civic Education
Congress Link
The Electoral College
House of Representatives
Kids Voting USA
Library of Congress
National Archives
Project Vote Smart
Senate
The Supreme Court
The White House

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Geography:
CIA World Factbook
Country Reports
Flat Stanley Project
Global Schoolhouse
Indigenous Geography
National Atlas of the United States
Nationmaster
Nobel Conflict Map
Outline Maps
Population Pyramids
Statemaster

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Economics:
ECEDWEB
EconEdLink
The Federal Reserve
Jump Start
National Council on Economic Education
The Mint
US Mint's Site for Kids

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Current Issues/Current Events:
ABC News
BBC
CNN
Time
USA Today

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Primary Sources
Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
Digital History
Historical Scene Investigation
Library of Congress
National Archives and Records Administration
Our Documents (100 greatest in US History)

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