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Papers of John Jay
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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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Website Reviews
Find quality websites & primary sources
Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project 
Primary and secondary sources document the minority struggle for civil [...] »
New Jersery History Partnership Project 
Use New Jersey during the American Revolution as a national microcosm.
[...] »The Object of History 
How do objects capture the past? And how do you display objects to make a [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Fashion Maven 
Do you have your mother's—and her mother's—fashion sense?
[...] »Who Won the War (of 1812)? 
How do textbooks from different countries treat the War of 1812?
[...] »Voices in the Whirlwind 
To each prophet, a certain way of speaking. Match civil rights leaders with [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
Rise of the Automobile 
Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
U.S. Geological Survey 
How has land use altered over time, and what did the explorers encounter? [...] »
U.S. Census Bureau 
The U.S. Census counts everyone! It creates a current image of the nation [...] »
National Archives and Records Administration 
With more than 10 billion items addressing U.S. history, you're bound to [...] »
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The 4th Estate as the 4th Branch 
The peculiar power of the press in America . . . what is the role of the [...] »