Social Sciences/History

Explore these government resources for historical records and primary source documents.

The official record keeper of the United States Government, the National Archives and Records Administration maintains searchable historic government documents from 1775.
An online tool for teaching with Primary Source Documents from the National Archives.  DOCS Teach contains usable lessons, and a forum for creating and sharing your own activities.
Another website of the National Archives, Founders Online contains primary source documents from our Nation's Founders.
The U.S. Department of State provides resources for students and educators teaching diplomacy in action.
The CIA World Factbook provides facts on every country in the world including information on history, people, government, economy, and more.
The Library of Congress teacher's page provides classroom materials for teaching Primary Source Documents and DBQs.