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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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Religion and the Founding of the American Republic 
Explore the significance of religion in early American history and its [...] »
Dolley Madison Project 
Read the letters of Dolley Madison while learning about her life—from [...] »
Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 
Compare Republican and Democrat accounts of the great debates.
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Past Rebel Lines 
Benedict Arnold wasn't the only spy in the American Revolution. Take this [...] »
Black Days in the Market 
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 opened the curtain on the Great Depression. [...] »
Textbook Twisters: Cuban Missile Crisis 
The Cuban Missile Crisis was one of the greatest conflicts between the US [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Museum of American History 
See our history come to life within the expansive exhibits and educational [...] »
Government Printing Office 
GPO is the Federal Government's resource for preserving and providing access [...] »
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 
Learn about the men who fought for American ideals and survived.
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Tennessee's Social Studies Curriculum 
Standardization is a fairly new concept in education.
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