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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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American Originals Part II 
Introduce students to 25 documents selected by the National Archives for [...] »
Camping With the Sioux—Fieldwork Diary of Alice Cunningham Fletcher 
What would it be like to live with the Dakota Sioux?
[...] »Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson 
Learn about race in the Progressive Era through the life of Jack Johnson, [...] »
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A Culture Productive of Infinite Wretchedness 
How did the American colonies get addicted to growing tobacco?
[...] »Back to the Future . . . 
In the year 1900, what did Americans think the next century would bring?
[...] »War of Invaders 
What do these biased narratives of the French and Indian War tell us?
[...] »Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »
Causing the Civil War 
Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?
[...] »Denmark Vesey 
Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »
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Federal teaching resources
U.S. Census Bureau 
The U.S. Census counts everyone! It creates a current image of the nation [...] »
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 
Commemorate the lives of the millions of people murdered during the [...] »
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 [...] »
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Supreme Court Nominations 
How many "yeas" and "nays" on the path to being a Supreme Court justice?
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