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Finding Precedent: The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
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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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George Washington Papers, 1741-1799 
Presents the largest set of original Washington documents in the world.
[...] »Lower East Side Tenement Museum 
From 1863 to 1935, this tenement building housed working immigrant families [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
To the Source! 
Where do historians turn for historical evidence?
[...] »Constitution Day Count 
How does the Constitution measure up to other important documents in U.S. [...] »
War of Invaders 
What do these biased narratives of the French and Indian War tell us?
[...] »Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger 
Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 
Modern art isn't impossible to understand. Approach it as the product of its [...] »
Federal Judicial Center 
The Federal Judicial Center is the education and research agency for federal [...] »
Smithsonian 
What can 19 museums, nine research centers, and the National Zoo offer your [...] »
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Cause and Effect: The Outbreak of World War II 
What factors contributed to the initiation of World War II? Find out here! [...] »