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Characteristics of Census Tracts in Nine U.S. Cities, 1940-1960
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Democracy in America: Alexis de Tocqueville
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Virginia Historical Society
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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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Civil War Maps 
Explore the Library of Congress' collection of Civil War maps, including [...] »
The Internet African-American History Challenge 
A great website for introducing African American history to young or new [...] »
Linus Pauling and the Race for DNA: A Documentary History 
Meet Linus Pauling, from his Nobel prizes to his "dirty laundry."
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Test your history knowledge
From War to Revolution 
Can you answer these questions on figures who took part in the French and [...] »
Food 50 Years Ago 
Is your favorite food a recent invention?
[...] »Vaccinations: Rites of Passage 
Have you had your shots? Which childhood diseases do these public [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era 
The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »
Panic of 1873 
Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »
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
U.S. Census Bureau 
The U.S. Census counts everyone! It creates a current image of the nation [...] »
Social Security Administration 
Explore both the history of the SSA itself and that of the Social Security [...] »
U.S. Postal Service 
Come rain or shine, the mail must go through, bringing information and [...] »
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Is the Story of George Washington and the Colt a True Story? 
Is it all right to make up stories about real people to teach children about [...] »