American History
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Electoral College Calculator
"Direct from the National Archives and Records Administration, comes the official Electoral College Calculator. If you were to run for president, where would you focus your campaign? If you got California’s fifty-four electoral votes and New York’s thirty-three electoral votes, how many small states could you afford to lose? Try your hand at either running a pretend election, or predicting a real one with this fun interactive calculator. <!--"
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Elections Central
"The current election is not the first disputed election in American history. The first election which ended in a dispute was the election of the 1800.... No one had the majority of votes, and the election was turned over to the House of Representatives. The House deliberated from February 11th to February 17th and voted 36 times. On the 36th ballot Thomas Jefferson was selected, but the country had come very close to having Aaron Burr as President. In addition to a great history of disputed presidential elections, Elections Central has an excellent feature explaining why the founding fathers instituted the Electoral College."
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Election of the President and Vice President
"The Electoral College is a method of indirect popular election of the President of the United States. The authors of the Constitution put this system in place so that careful and calm deliberation would lead to the selection of the best-qualified candidate. This page, geared for high school students, is part of the wonderful Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government, created by the U.S. Government Printing Office. To access explanations appropriate for younger students, return to the home page, and choose from grade levels K-2, 3-5, or 6-8."
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Documenting the American South
Reviewed November 30, 2001 by Tim, a reader from Lynchburg, Virginia who is not affiliated with the site. This is a treasure of information about the South before, during and after the War Between the States. It would take weeks to read this fine collection of material. Recommended for older teens and above.
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DLTK’s Fourth of July
"For our youngest readers, DLTK offers printable coloring pages and craft ideas. The selection of coloring pages is extensive, and includes some goodies that will work for other American holidays as well, such as flags and presidents Washington and Lincoln. One hidden treasure I am often asked for is the black-and-white (ready-to-be-colored) printable U.S. map. The crafts are also excellent, and use easy-to-find materials such as toilet paper rolls and CD-ROMs. Surely you’ve been wondering what to do with all those CDs you don’t need, but can’t bring yourself to throw out?"
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Discovering Lewis & Clark
""The Object of your mission is to explore the Missouri river & such principal stream of it as by its course and communication with the waters of the Pacific ocean, wether the Columbia, Oregon, Colorado or any other river may offer the most direct & practicable water communication across this continent for the purpose of commerce." With these words, President Jefferson set in motion the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804 - 1806. This amazing multimedia site is my don’t-miss-it pick of the day, even though it is still a work in progress."
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Discovery Online: Wayback Machine - Gold Rush
"Fasten your virtual seatbelts, the Wayback Machine is traveling through history. The time gauge says it’s 1848. You’ve landed in a pristine valley of flowers. What great historical event could be happening here? Coming up the hillside, riding an ol’ mule named Katy arrives "a stout, little man with blond mutton-chops burns and a mustache, wearing a broad-brimmed hat and the dandyish riding clothes of a European noble." He introduces himself as Captain John Augustus Sutter, late of the Royal Swiss Guards of King Charles X of France."
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Detroit News Q&A
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Declaring Independence
"In June of 1776, in anticipation of a vote for independence, the Continental Congress appointed a committee to compose a document declaring the colonies’ independence from Britain. That committee then delegated the task to Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence in Congressionally-imposed secrecy. This first draft can be viewed online at this Library of Congress exhibit. Also on display are fragments of a ""Dunlap Broadside,"" one of twenty-four surviving copies of the first printing of the Declaration of Independence, done by John Dunlap in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776."
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Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents
"In June of 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence incongressionally imposed secrecy. In anticipation of a vote for independence, the Continental Congress appointed a committee to compose a document declaring the colonies’ independence from Britain. That committee then delegated the task to Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson’s first draft of the Declaration can be viewed online at this Library of Congress exhibit. Also on display are fragments of a ""Dunlap Broadside,"" one of twenty-four surviving copies of the first printing of the Declaration of Independence, done by John Dunlap in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776."
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