Holt, Rinehart & Winston's online World Atlas
Internet Public Library--Presidents
Historywiz--an excellent site for primary sources
This website has many excellent resources: history teacher.net
The Internet Public Library
Stanislaus County Library Site
Holt, Rinehart & Winston's U. S. history maps and charts
For more research, here is a valuable source: the US Army Center for Military History webpage.
The White House presidential history website.
The Smithsonian Institution's Website
A. P. U. S.
History--Period 3
Back to Mr. Simoncini's home page
"Those who cannot
remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
       G. Santayana
A good site about the results of American presidential elections
The Library of Congress
National AP US
History Test:
Friday, May 7,
2010 in the morning
On Monday we shall complete our study of Chapter 22 and begin our study of Chapter 23, World War I.  Initially we shall go over the online scavenger hunt.  Then, over 3 days, we shall study World War I from various perspectives: political, military, economic and social.  On Thursday we shall study the Treaty of Versailles and the problems it caused here in the United States.  On Friday our students will take their test over Chapters 22 and 23.
Click here for a PowerPoint presentation regarding Chapter 22
Click here for a PowerPoint presentation regarding Chapter 23
    Click here to view an MS Word document that shows the general day-by-day lesson plan, with homework assignments, by month for the 2009-2010 school year.
Click as appropriate to open the respective questions for the chapters noted:
Ch 1     Ch 2    Ch 3     Ch 4    Ch 5     Ch 6     Ch 7     Ch 8     Ch 9    Ch 10
Ch 11    Ch 12   Ch 13   Ch 14   Ch 15   Ch 16   Ch 17   Ch 18   Ch 19   Ch 20
Ch 21    Ch 22   Ch 23 Ch 24   Ch 25   Ch 26   Ch 27   Ch 28   Ch 29   Ch 30
Ch 31    Ch 32   Ch 33     
Click here for "This Month in History" from the Constitutional Rights Foundation Click here for an example of a Weekly Lesson Reaction.  Click here for guidance regarding class notebooks.  Click here to see the course movie list.
Below are links to various websites that can assist you with your research throughout the year.
Check your knowledge about the Constitution by clicking here.
[History]
Click here for the website of the National Constitution Center
Click here for a PowerPoint  presentation of the CA US history Standards
Click here for access to the online augmentation for your textbook: McGraw-Hill College
The History Channel
"Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or  disrespect of other cultures."       
                                                   Cesar Chavez
Click here to view model term paper 1 and here to view model term paper 2.
Here are some excellent websites, some of which are primary sources, which you can refer to as we cover those topics in class:
         Links to Key Documents in U. S History
From Revolution to Reconstruction: Key Documents in U. S. History
 The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
World War I Scavenger Hunt Websites
The Questions        World War I Artillery      Trench Foot
Waterlogged Trenches    Dysentery       Trench Rats        Boy Soldiers
Gas Attacks      Body Lice         Mustard Gas       Casualties
Financial costs of the war         John J. Pershing          Newton Baker
U. S. Flying Aces
Click here to view the course syllabus, grading criteria and class rules
Parents: click here to learn more about the AP program from the main source: Collegeboard.org.
National Archives Documents
Historians have attempted to rank our presidents.  Here are four sites where you can see how various historians have ranked them.       CSPAN    
Americanpresidents.org     The Federalist Society           Factmonster.com