Social Studies
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Great figures, earth-shattering events, the mechanics of government, and social dynamics can be discovered here.
General
Practice for the upcoming exam by doing an older version of the same test.
This site contains plenty of topics to be addressed by your history and government teachers.
World History
Containing multiple links to pages discussing many topics in world history, this page has much good information pertinent to your questions about the subject.
U.S. History
USHistory.org
Hundreds of resources about American History
The American Civil War Home Page
Civil War resources including battles, biographies, medicine and more.
U.S. Presidents
White House 101 contains facts on every president, and more information on the White House itself, First Ladies, and Presidential pets.
Digital History
This online textbook covers every major period in U.S. history. It is wonderful if you want facts presented a bit differently than in your own textbook.
U.S. Historical Documents
Containing just about every document important to American history, this site is a treasure-trove of primary sources, good if you want unbiased information, or if your teacher wants you to use one in your paper. Even the Federalist Papers may be read here!
African-American Mosaic
All of your questions about African-American history and culture can be answered here, in this directory furnished by the Library of Congress.
Government, Civics
Thomas.gov
Federal legislative information on the Internet.
A guide to topics in both U.S. Government and American History, this page is chock-full of sources, both primary and secondary.
Geography
CIA World Factbook
Facts and maps about countries of the world.
