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Democracy in America: Alexis de Tocqueville
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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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American Originals Part II 
Introduce students to 25 documents selected by the National Archives for [...] »
Texts from Collections of the University of Wisconsin, Madison 
Access a selection of rare 19th-century books online.
[...] »Map Collections: 1500-2003 
16th-century to present-day maps, focusing on Americana and cartographic [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
From War to Revolution 
Can you answer these questions on figures who took part in the French and [...] »
The Blue and the Grey (and Red and Green and Yellow) 
What do you think Civil War uniforms looked like? They varied more than you [...] »
Presidential Valentines 
The politics of love—answer these questions about valentines to and from U.S [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Denmark Vesey 
Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »
Panic of 1873 
Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Federal Highway Administration 
Do you fit today's transportation norms? Do you reside in a suburb or a city [...] »
U.S. Geological Survey 
How has land use altered over time, and what did the explorers encounter? [...] »
Federal Aviation Administration 
The FAA regulates air safety and influences the development of civil [...] »
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Colonial Teenagers 
Young people in their teens were not thought of as a distinct group, but as [...] »