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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Slave Movement During the 18th and 19th Centuries

Analyze data to understand the impact of slavery on the colonies and nation [...] »

Drafting the Documents of Independence

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History Quiz

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Presidential Valentines

The politics of love—answer these questions about valentines to and from U.S [...] »

Selling the Dream

"Don’t Sell the Steak—Sell the Sizzle!"

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A Culture Productive of Infinite Wretchedness

How did the American colonies get addicted to growing tobacco?

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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, [...] »

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 [...] »

Panic of 1873
Panic as a Health Officer Cleaning the Streets

Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »

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Military History
Photo, The Five of Hearts - Renault. . . , U.S. Army Center of Military History

The U.S. Armed Forces maintain multiple historical offices within each [...] »

U.S. Mint

A magician may be able to pull coins out of thin air, but most of us can't [...] »

Peace Corps

Explore world and U.S. history simultaneously through universal development [...] »

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Roosevelt's Tree Army

The work of the Civilian Conservation Corps in central New York State.

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