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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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Race and Place 
Discover connections between race and place in this archive documenting the [...] »
The Digital Classroom 
An informative introduction to the practice and excitement of historical [...] »
Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920 
Documents the birth of the conservation movement through published works, [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Europe Encounters the Western Hemisphere 
Can you answer these questions about the "exploration race" that brought [...] »
The Garden of Infants 
Kindergarten came to America in the 19th century on a wave of German [...] »
Alien Invasions 
For each pair of animal and plant species, identify the one that is not [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Causing the Civil War 
Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?
[...] »20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
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
Anacostia Community Museum 
What is community? What does it do for us, and how does it shape who we are [...] »
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 
Learn about the men who fought for American ideals and survived.
[...] »National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
Since its inception, NASA has accomplished many scientific and technological [...] »
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Slavery in Colonial British North America 
Slavery in colonial America was not an exclusively Southern institution.
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