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Spotlight on Elementary Education
History has been shaped and influenced by the out come of ancient trials—such as the Trial of Socrates in 399B.C.—to Rosenberg Trial in the 1950s. This site offers a comprehensive look at 50 prominent court trials throughout history and its resources can be used to give young learners an introduction to the history of the modern judicial system.
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Website Reviews
Find quality websites & primary sources
Mass Moments 
MA educators—explore a historical moment (and accompanying primary source) [...] »
The Story of Virginia 
State standards require you to teach VA history? Worry not! This site covers [...] »
Thomas Jefferson Digital Archive 
Peruse more than 1,700 texts written by or to Thomas Jefferson—from [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Voices of Women's Reform 
There’s more to it than Seneca Falls.
[...] »Teaching the 20th 
When does the past go from 'recent' to 'history?' Consider these questions [...] »
Dueling Logic 
Pistols at noon, or handbags at dawn? Decode the Code of Honor by answering [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Women's Reform Movement 
The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »
Causing the Civil War 
Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?
[...] »The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Indian Health Service 
Disease ravaged colonial-era Native American populations. What health [...] »
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ![Lithograph, [Patent medicine label for unnamed. . . ], 1830-1870, LoC](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/Patent432x240.jpg?itok=QLJLh39q "Lithograph, [Patent medicine label for unnamed women's hair tonic which \"restores gray hair ... cures dandruff and prevents baldness], 1830-1870, Library of Congress")
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has images of patents online [...] »
Selective Service System 
Did you know that the draft was used in times of peace, as well as war?
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The New World: A Stage for Cultural Interaction 
Religion and profit were driving motivations behind European colonization. [...] »