| http://Rfe.WUSTL.edu |
Edited by Bill Goffe at SUNY Oswego, this amazing site lists
and links over 1300 economic resources. The site is compre-
hensive, well organized and easy to navigate. Caution: Be
sure to follow the directions. Use the “Abridged Table of
Contents.” This site links to all twelve Federal Reserve
Banks. Everything you need is here! |
| www.Fedstats.gov/ |
All kinds of data and statistics are available here. Go to
“National Accounts” for GDP information. Well organized
and easy to navigate. |
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www.Bea.doc.gov |
Every economic statistic you would ever want to know is
available at this Bureau of Economic Analysis site in an
easy to navigate format. |
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www.econdata.net |
Has over 1000 links to socioeconomic data sources. Check
out the “Ten Best Sites”. Also links to unbelievably compre-
hensive criminal justice statistics, many available by state. |
http:\\ecedweb.unomaha.
edu |
Go to “Data and Info” to find all kinds of stuff! |
www.frbsf.org/currency/
index.html |
Contains a beautiful “History of Currency” display. |
| www.Bostonstock.com |
A very nice overview of this dynamic and growing regional
stock exchange |
www.FederalReserve
Education.org |
This easy to navigate site includes “Ask Dr. Econ” plus
Links to all twelve Federal Reserve Bank Sites. |
| www.federalreserve.gov |
An outstanding site with comprehensive information, links
to related sites, plus an easy navigation system. Extremely
well organized. |
| www.nyse.com |
Fantastic site with everything you ever wanted to know about
the New York Stock Exchange. |
www.whitehouse.gov/
news/fsbr.html |
The economic statistics briefing room is an excellent,
quick and easy source for the most recent macroeconomic
data. |
| www.italladdsup.org |
Interactive games for young adults focusing on car buying,
savings and investing, paying for college, and credit cards.
Practical, useful, and fun economics. |
http://bigcharts.
Marketwatch.com/ |
Great for quick quotes on stock prices |
| http://finance.Yahoo.com |
Great site for financial data and personal money
management. |
| www.Amex.com |
The official site of the American Stock Exchange. |
| www.nasdaq.com |
The official site of this “over the counter” market. All you ever
wanted to know and more! |
| www.BEP.Treas.gov |
The official site of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
contains all kinds of information about our currency;
presentation is superb. |
| www.themint.org |
Ssponsored by Northwestern Mutual, the emphasis here is
on financial management. |
WEB SITES FOR HISTORY RESEARCH
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www.civnet.org |
Scroll to “Resources” and then to “Great Documents” for
an excellent collection that is a bit unusual. Includes all
85 Federalist Paper Essays plus other historical documents
related to our democratic heritage. |
| www.law.ou.edu/hist |
Contains a chronology of U.S. Historical Documents
from the pre colonial era to the present. Many presidential
inaugural speeches are included. Outstanding and easy
to navigate. |
| www.ourdocuments.gov |
“100 Milestone Documents” including Federalist Papers,
Washington’s First Inaugural, Louisiana Purchase
Treaty, Jackson’s Indian Removal Speech, Monroe Doctrine
just to name a few. Not all are yet available, Easy navigation. |
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http://www.ushmm.org/ |
Official site of the U.S. Holocaust Museum; excellent! |
www.historymatters.
Gmu.edu/ |
Filled with links to historical topics. Designed for teachers
But can be useful for students. |
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www.gilderlehrman.org |
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History contains
resources that are easily accessed and are categorized by
time period and topic. |
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www.loc.gov |
This site’s introduction states “American Memory is a gate-
way to rich primary source materials relating to the history
and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7
million digital items from more than 100 collections.”
Navigating the site takes some getting used to but the
investment of time will be well worth it. For example, you
may access the only known photograph of Lincoln at
Gettysburg. There are also original copies of the Gettysburg
Address to peruse. The collection is rich, indeed, and well
worth the serious student’s time and attention. Fascinating
film clips are also available. |
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www.archives.gov |
Scroll to “Teaching with Documents” to view an assortment
of primary source materials arranged in chronological
sequence. This is the official site of the National Archives
and features original copies of the Declaration, Constitution,
and Bill of Rights which you can enjoy. There are links to
each presidential library. The documents available at this
site are comprehensive and truly overwhelming. |
WEB SITES RELATED TO THE GOVERNMENT
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www.Congress.org
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An outstanding site which emphasizes current issues and
pending legislation. Uses zip codes to customize information
regarding elected officials from our area. Site is not
sponsored by Congress itself. |
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www.senate.gov
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Official site |
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www.House.gov
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Official site These sites are all well done! |
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www.whitehouse.gov
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Official site |
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www.civics-online.org
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Very nice site for both teachers and students; has links to
all kinds of primary sources; functions as an online library. |
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www.townofcamillus.com
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Our local government in action! |
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http://thomas.loc.gov
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Sponsored by the Library of Congress, this site focuses
on pending legislation. Congressional Record is included
plus all kinds of legislation related information (e.g. hearings,
committee reports, etc.) |
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www.Purepolitics.com
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Nonpartisan site devoted to education in politics. Easy to
navigate. Contains historical documents, presidential
speeches, all kinds of information on the presidency plus
material on elections. |
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www.cia.gov/
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Contains an excellent reference section plus related links |
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www.firstgov.gov
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This official WEB portal is designed to be the “first click”
access to the U.S. Government. It is a centralized source
for information from local, state, and federal government
agency web sites. |
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www.statelocalgov.net
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Beautifully organized site with links to all fifty states and
from each of these further links to county, city, town, and
village sites. City of Syracuse site is especially appealing. |
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www.syracuse.ny.us
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Official site for the city of Syracuse |
MISCELLANEOUS SITES OF INTEREST
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www.lib.umich.edu
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A comprehensive library – all online! [Some restrictions.] |