http://www.udel.edu/readhistory/
Our website offers a variety of resources including website lists from previous workshops, bios of workshop historians and children’s authors, schedules for workshops and the summer institute, among others.  Check it out to see if you are highlighted!

http://www.bedfordcounty.net/espy/espy2.htm
General Washington’s address following The Whiskey Rebellion.

http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_lesson.asp?subjectArea=3
A variety of lessons regarding American History are provided at this site.  These include:  The Whiskey Rebellion, African-Americans before the Civil War, the causes of the Declaration of Independence, National Bank, Thomas Jefferson, among many others.  The lesson plans include step-by-step procedures, skills used during the lesson, time requirements, guiding question (s), and objectives. 

http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/presiden/proclamations/gwproc03.htm
This site – The Avalon Project at Yale Law School – provides documents in law, history, and diplomacy from the 18th century to the 21st century.  This particular portion of the website highlights George Washington’s proclamation regarding the Whiskey Rebellion.

http://www.earlyamerica.com
Archiving Early America provides a wide variety of information regarding the American Experience.  This information includes:  maps, music, a digital library of images, portraits of famous people in American History, short films (to show for free; to download for a small fee), among other resources.  Their search engine is easy to use!

http://www.nps.gov/frhi/whiskreb.htm
The Friendship Hill National Historical Park (part of the National Park Service) provides information about the Whiskey Rebellion. 

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/resource_guides/content.cfm?tpc=6
This site is good for teaching and researching American History.  It offers a variety of primary sources, an online textbook, among other resources.

http://www.americanpresidents.org/presidents/
This website is a complement to C-SPAN’s 20th Anniversary Televisión Series, American Presidents:  Life Portraits.  It offers information personal information, public service highlights, resources, key events in each man’s administration, and links to presidential places.

http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/charters/bill_of_rights.html
The National Archives website has the Bill of Rights to view, enlarge, and download.  It also offers an article, information about George Mason, and the amendments to the Constituion.  In addition, there is a wide variety of information regarding other important events and documents in our nation’s history.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/ja6.html

http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/
These two websites provide information on both the adult (first website) and kid levels (second website).  The information includes:  biographies of presidents, quizzes, games, lesson plans for teachers, and a parent’s guide.  It also serves as an informative website regading what is happening in the Bus administration.  In addition, the information is available in Spanish.

http://www.colonialhall.com/
This website provides information about the Founding Fathers.  It includes:  biographies of the gentlemen and their wives, historical documents, frequently asked questions (and answers), and a search engine.

http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/index.php
Free lesson plans, descriptions of landmark cases, founding documents, and teaching resources are available at this website.  In addition, there are three e-newsletters (Landmark Supreme Court Cases, Bill of Rights in the News, and American Lives that teachers may sign up to receive on a monthly basis.  Also, there is breaking news related to the Bill of Rights - gathered daily from major news sources across the country and chosen for ease of use in the classroom. 

http://www.billofrights.com/

One of the resources this website provides is a timeline highlights the major events in our history from 1764 – 1789.  It also has links to the Presidents’ proclamations and a link to historical documents.

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/archive.html

At this website one is able to see – according to that day’s date - information about what happened in American history (for that date).  The information usually includes a photograph and links to other websites with additional information.

http://www.congressforkids.net/games/billofrights/2_billofrights.htm#
This website designed for children offers information regarding independence, the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches of our government, elections, and our Constitution.  The site is geared towards children with illustrations and simplified text.  There are links to twenty websites with activities for children including:  quizzes, electronic flash cards, matching games, among others.

http://www.ericdigests.org/pre-929/rights.htm
This article by John J. Patrick from ERIC is in regard to the teaching of the Bill of Rights.  It includes what is usually taught, the deficiencies in what is being taught.

http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDERAL/conpict.html
This site provides scanned originals of the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Jefferson’s draft of the Declaration of Independence.  

http://www.bestschools.org/cantiague/bill.htm

http://www.bestschools.org/cantiague/dbq.htm
DBQ’s = Document Based Qustions regarding the Constitution are at the first website.  The documents include cartoons, excerpts from documents, and illustrations.  The second website is the home page including DBQ’s about the branches of government and immigration.

http://www.geocities.com/janp_us/BillQ/
This WebQuest is designed for elementary students but could be adapted for middle school grades as well.  The introduction and task are included below:

Introduction
You have just been told that the Bill of Rights is in jeopardy! A group that is very close to the government wants to abolish or change certain amendments to the Constitution. They haven't said specifically which ones they are thinking of changing or abolishing, but time is of the essence. You must protect the rights of every American!  Can you persuade people that the Bill of Rights is something that is vital to not only our history, but to the way we live our lives every day?

The Task
You are going to be responsible for justifying the existence and the importance of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. You will write a letter to your Congressman stating your beliefs.

In your letter you should include examples of events during the Revolutionary War where these amendments could have proven valuable. You will defend the decisions made in 1791 which led to the addition of these very important amendments known as The Bill of Rights.