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

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Wet With Blood: The Investigation of Mary Todd Lincoln's Cloak

Explore the archives of the Chicago Historical Society to learn about [...] »

American Turning Point: The Civil War in Virginia

Meet Virginians from the 1860s, and learn about their lives.

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History Quiz

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Practicing Medicine on the Presidents

When the presidents' maladies threatened to affect their performance.

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Women at War

Women have fought in every U.S. war, but only recently have they gained [...] »

American Myths: Christopher Columbus

In 1492, what did Columbus really do?

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy
Print, For the Sunny South. An Airship. . . , 1913, Library of Congress

The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »

John Brown's Raid
Painting, John Brown, 1867, Thomas S. Noble, NYPL Digital Gallery

Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »

Labor and Trade in Colonial America
Photo, Weavers at Colonial Williamsburg, May 29, 2010, animalvegetable, Flickr

Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
Federal Trade Commission
Woodcut, Igirisujin Yokohama. . . , 1861, Sadahide Utagawa, LoC

Keeping businesses on the straight and narrow. Discover more about the [...] »

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

Commemorate the lives of the millions of people murdered during the [...] »

National Museum of African American History and Culture

What does it mean to be an American? Answer this question through the lens [...] »

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Divided Loyalties?
Which one is our star?

How citizenship determines eligibility for the U.S. presidency.

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