Mr. Grucela- Presidential Elections

 

http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/

Brief collection of facts about each president. Good place to start.

 

http://www.millercenter.virginia.edu/academic/americanpresident/

A comprehensive site from the University of Virginia. Scroll down to find president.

 

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/01_washington/index.html

Select a president from pull down menu/

 

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/elections.php

Click on the election tab on the top right, the election year, then use links in index on left-- especially party platforms

 

http://www.elections.harpweek.com/

Provides an overview, cartoons, biographies and events for 1860 -1912 elections

 

http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/elections/maps/index.html

Maps of popular votes for presidential elections (1860-1996)

 

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/specials/elections/

Brief overview of each election from 1896 to 1996 by the New York Times.

 

 

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Remember to use other online resources, including…

Encyclopedia Britannica: http://school.eb.com/  (login: acton   password: research)

and Biography Resource Center: http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC;jsessionid=2E5CD999843BFF0713BCDC542DF50580?locID=act

You can also get to these from ABRHS library homepage (at 'home') – need library card #