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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Best of History Websites
Image, Best of History Websites: an EdTechTeacher.org resource, EdTechTeacher.

Find top notch history web resources, as well as advice on using technology [...] »

Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson

Learn about Andrew Johnson's impeachment through contemporary accounts and [...] »

Race and Place

Discover connections between race and place in this archive documenting the [...] »

History Quiz

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Voices of Women's Reform

There’s more to it than Seneca Falls.

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Teaching the 20th

When does the past go from 'recent' to 'history?' Consider these questions [...] »

To the Source!

Where do historians turn for historical evidence?

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
photographic print, Second atomic bombing of Nagasaki, 1945 August, LOC

Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »

Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era
Photographic Print, Protest against child labor in a labor parade, 1909 May 1, L

The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »

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

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

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

Preserve America

Preserve America is a White House initiative uniting the work of 11 federal [...] »

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

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

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Spy in a Petticoat
map of 1776 British attack on Charleston

"She had outwitted the British and oh how they hated her."

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