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The government can be helpful after all. Lifehacker has assembled a self-explanatory list of government websites in the article, “U.S. government websites you didn’t know you could use.”

“Overlooked and difficult to find, there are hundreds of thousands of U.S. government web sites that can help you accomplish a variety of tasks. At the right federal .gov destination you can locate historical documents, keep tabs on Congressional happenings, view presidential paperwork, and a whole lot more.”

Have your history students poke around the Library of Congress site for state and check out the American Memory collection. USA.gov has lots of stuff like grant information and government news that your US government class would be interested in. You can also snoop around in the CIA World Factbook. Just don’t tell anybody what you see. –BILL FERRIS

U.S. government websites you didn’t know you could use

Related Stuff:
The Genuine Article–Browse Original Historical Documents for Free with Footnote
Monitor The Government As Avidly As It Monitors You. Well, Almost: OpenCongress.org