American History

  • Addy's WorldStep into the past and find out what life was like for an escaped slave girl living in Philadelphia in the 1850s.

  • Black History From A to ZLearn about some of the people, places and events of African-American history.

  • Black History TimelineTake a look at key events in African-American history.

  • Civil War TimelineRead about the events of the War Between the States.

  • Colonial ABCsA is for apothecary, B is for blacksmith - learn about colonial life from A to Z.

  • Early ColoniesMatch the settlers with the name of the colony they started and the state it was located in.

  • Felicity's WorldTravel back in time and meet a girl growing up in Colonial Virginia.

  • Josefina's WorldSee what life was like for a Hispanic girl growing up on a ranch in New Mexico in 1824.

  • Kit's WorldFind out what life was like for a young girl growing up during the Depression.

  • Molly's WorldExplore the life and times of a 9-year-old girl growing up on the home front in America during World War Two.


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              KOL Homework Help Jr. is a directory of educator-reviewed Web sites for children in kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade. Here K-2 students can safely browse the Web for age-appropriate learning activities, research materials, educational games and multimedia resources about colonial times, pioneer days, black history and other topics in U.S. history.

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