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Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000
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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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Probing the Past 
What might you have owned in Maryland or Virginia in 1740-1810? (Lesson [...] »
Living New Deal Project 
Live in California? Trying to find local New Deal projects?
[...] »Emma Goldman Papers 
Learn more about Emma Goldman, radical and feminist activist, through this [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
A Hoax Provokes Folks: Why Lie? 
Peruse the news, but beware hot air? Examine famous U.S. hoaxes.
[...] »Probing Probate 
How do we know what people in the past owned and valued?
[...] »African American History Month: Civil Rights Worldwide 
These African American civil rights activists affected more than the U.S. [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »
Causes of the American Revolution 
What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »
Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era 
The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Supreme Court of the United States 
From John Jay to Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court is the final word in law [...] »
Social Security Administration 
Explore both the history of the SSA itself and that of the Social Security [...] »
U.S. Department of Education 
Use the resources offered by the Department of Education to help you become [...] »
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The Many Faces of Immigration 
American is built upon immigration. However, attitudes about immigration [...] »