Welcome, Educators

The Virginia Department of Education has developed this Web site, United States History: Connecting the Past to the Present, to support the Standards of Learning for teaching United States History to 1877 and United States History: 1877 to the Present. The Web site includes suggested instructional strategies and links to lesson plans, video clips, pictures, primary documents, content information, graphics, and maps.

We hope this Web site helps you explore and teach United States history.