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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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Unified Vision: The Architecture and Design of the Prairie School
Photo, Robie 03 (chicago1083), July 3, 2008, ceart99, Flickr

View Prairie School works by famed architects and designers Wright, Sullivan [...] »

Mission to Arizona, 1916–1940: Father Augustine Schwarz, O.F.M.
Photo, St. John's Mission, Komatke, Gila River Reservation, AZ

View 179 images of Catholic missionary and Native American life in Arizona [...] »

Drafting the Documents of Independence

View documents relating to the drafting of the Declaration of Independence [...] »

History Quiz

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The Many Roots of African American Cooking

Africa, Europe, and North America—mix, and serve. Explore the foods that [...] »

Naming Colonial History

Everyone knows what "American Revolution" means. But can you identify these [...] »

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 Early Conservation Movement
photographic print, Quentin Roosevelt Planting a Tree, c1904, Edward S. Curtis,

The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »

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, [...] »

Women's Reform Movement
Print, A downright gabbler, or a goose that deserves to be hissed, 1829

The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
National Agricultural Statistics Service

Why did George Washington start gathering national data on agriculture?

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Students Abroad

If you're lucky enough to be able to arrange an international trip, know [...] »

National Museum of African Art

Approach African American history and culture through African art.

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"Mapping" Primary and Secondary Sources

Is this map a primary source? Or is it secondary? How can you tell?!

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