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A Book In Time » American History Games and Activities
 History Games & Activities
American History
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GENERAL AMERICAN HISTORY
Great way for kids to learn American History with this computer game:
American History Lux
Comes in 4 difficuly levels.
The Library of Congress offers interactive activities on Amazing Americans, Jump Back in Time, Explore the States, Join America at Play, and See, Hear and Sing.
U.S. PRESIDENTS
Play Who Is That? and guess the correct president. Another game at a different site, Name That President, has you identify the presidents by their picture.
Watch videos and play games at the White House site for kids!
This site lists fun secrets about each president. Just click on their picture!
Just for fun! Watch the Presidents dance and learn from the song's lyrics!
STATES & CAPITALS
Take this online quiz on state abbreviations, capitals, and locations. Or click here for a game where you identify the highlighted state.
NATIVE AMERICANS
Play Native American games and make Native American crafts interactively!
JAMESTOWN
Try the Jamestown Online Adventure and see how well you would do as an early colonist!
Click here for another excellent interactive game based on Jamestown!
Go on an interactive journey to Jamestown and see if you could have survived!
You are the archeologist, and can practice with the interactive artifact module or the buildings module at the Jamestowne dig. For Upper Elementary and older.
What a fun way to learn! Go On the Trail with Captain John Smith, and watch movies and play mini-games on this interactive adventure!
Pocahontas, Princess of the Powhatan is a computer game that lets you follow Pocahontas in her life both in the New World and then to London.
PILGRIMS & THANKSGIVING
Take the journey on the Mayflower, tour the ship, or experience the first Thanksgiving at this site from Scholastic!
You are the Historian, and you can investigate the first Thanksgiving at this award-winning website.
FOUNDING FATHERS
This site has no games or activities, but is included here because it is unique! Here you can find a list and accompanying biographies of all the signers of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. It also includes biographies of their wives.
Find out fun facts about the founding fathers by playing Who Wants to Marry a Founding Father (or Mother).
Ben Franklin -- Choose from a variety of games at this marvelous site, The Electric Franklin.
George Washington -- Take a virtual tour of George Washington's mansion, Mt. Vernon.
Follow the clues to uncover the missing pieces from George Washington's famous portrait.
Thomas Jefferson -- Enjoy a virtual tour of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Check your local PBS station for Liberty's Kids, a cartoon-style program geared for kids on the events surrounding the War for Independence. The website has corresponding fun and games. For a preview, you can watch 5 sample episodes here!
Choose to be either the British or the Colonials and try to take over the 13 colonies in this Revolutionary War game, The Flames of Rebellion.
EARLY GOVERNMENT
George Washington influenced the building of several frigates, including the U.S.S. Constitution. This resulted in the founding of the American Navy. This website is geared for teachers, and is full of activities for all grade levels, and also includes a video to watch.
COLONIAL AMERICA
Lots of fun activites wait for you at this site done by Colonial Williamsburg.
Watch films on the lives of founding fathers and other early American themes!
Explore colonial life with a cast of kids at this site, called Colonial Days.
You can Be The Historian and investigate what life was like for a family living in Delaware c. 1780-1800 based on artifacts they left behind.
Learn about early American life, from clothes to tools to manuscripts and more!
Explore a New York village in 1845 and see a Harvest of History explaining how food was produced then vs. now.
WAR OF 1812
Watch the online video from All Hands on Deck about "Old Ironsides."
LEWIS AND CLARK
PBS has several activities on Lewis and Clark at their site.
Go west across America on an interactive adventure with Lewis & Clark.
GOING WEST & FRONTIER LIVING
Build a Sod House online!
Explore the frontier life of Laura Ingalls Wilder with fun games and activities at this site.
Keep an expedition journal as a frontier explorer, with drawings and paintings to illustrate, compliments of the National Museum of Wildlife Art.
Go West, Young Artist is an interactive journey back in time. Learn history, American landscape, and art all at the same time!
 Westward is a computer game where you control the fortunes of 3 vastly different towns. You must build your towns and make them thrive and grow! Sequel games are Westward II: Heroes of the Frontier, Westward III: Gold Rush, and Westward IV: All Aboard.
Learn more about the Early American Prairie with the game "Build-A-Prairie" and also by watching movies at "Experience the Prairie."
Wild West Quest is a computer game that allows you to travel back to the wild west, c. 1888, and search for hidden objects in 36 frontier locations!
SLAVERY
You are a slave in this interactive adventure, and you decide to escape on the Underground Railroad.
CIVIL WAR
PBS has a site on Ulysses S. Grant, based on the footage from their movie, with several different scenarios to explore.
Hidden Mysteries - Civil War - Civil War computer game you can download. Play Free for one hour and try it out!
INVENTORS
Explore an invention factory and other fun activities based on the work of Thomas Edison!
Check out the assembly line and the history of Henry Ford's Model T Ford on this fascinating video.
IMMIGRATION & ELLIS ISLAND
Pretend you are coming to New York to start a new life in America in 1916. This interactive game is provided by the Tenement Museum!
SPACE EXPLORATION
In 1969, America put the first man on the moon. See video and a slideshow of Apollo 11.
NASAKIDS has plenty of games and activities!
WARS
Go to World History Games: World Wars for more!
Explore the USS Pampanito, a submarine that America built and used during World War II.
Watch a multimedia presentation and read survivors tales about Pearl Harbor at this National Geographic site.
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