America the Beautiful

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Description

America the Beautiful is an excellent resource to help students with reports on state or U.S. history. The following features are available:

State modules contain:

• Introduction
• Fast Facts
• History
• Geography
• Economy
• Culture
• Government
• Cities
• Spotlights
• Biographical Profiles
• State Timeline
• Maps, eight per state. Included are geopolitical, historical, and topographical maps, as well as others covering exploration, natural resources, cities and routes, parks and forests, and population density.
• Web Links to additional sites that will help you in your research on the state.
• Seven or more bibliographical citations, fully annotated, accessible via the Further Reading link.

 

U.S. Topics Provide

• Essays on more than 200 major Cities.
• Explorer biographies.
• Places and Event essays.
• Native Americans tribe essays.
• Natural Wonder essays.
• Presidential biographies.

Timelines

The key dates and events in American history are divided into four eras: before 1750, 1750–1849, 1850–1949, 1950 to the present.

You may also view any one of four other timelines along with the U.S. chronology:

• Science & Technology
• Arts & Entertainment
• The Written Word
• World History

Profiles

Brief biographies of more than 900 important American men and women, plus all the presidents.

Almanac

A useful compilation of facts about all the states and the country. Sections include:

• Economics
• Education
• Geography
• Government
• History
• Parks
• Population
• Symbols
• U.S. Dependent Areas

Helps

Tutorials

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