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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Drafting the Documents of Independence

View documents relating to the drafting of the Declaration of Independence [...] »

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
Image, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research home page.

Social science data offered to member colleges and universities here covers [...] »

Indian Peoples of the Northern Great Plains
Photograph, 1885, Dan Dutro, Museum of the Rockies Photo Archive.

Artifacts preserve the lifestyles of current and former American Indian [...] »

History Quiz

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Close Up on Hispanic American Heritage

Take a look at these fragments from U.S. history. What are they? Where do [...] »

The Great Black Hope

These African American athletes drew crowds with their skill and [...] »

Food 50 Years Ago

Is your favorite food a recent invention?

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Beyond the Textbook

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Slavery
Photo, "An ex-slave," 1897, New York Public Library Digital Gallery

What was it like to be a slave in 19th-century America? Accounts contrast. [...] »

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 [...] »

Causing the Civil War
Postcard, Train Load of Cotton for Export, South, 1902-1903, NYPL

Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?

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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 [...] »

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Modern art isn't impossible to understand. Approach it as the product of its [...] »

U.S. Senate Historical Office
Lithograph, "The Great Congressional Tramp. . . ," 1882, Mayer, U.S. Senate site

Political cartoons, photos, oral histories, artifacts, essays, and facts. [...] »

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Rock Paper Scissors
Statue of Rochambeau in Lafayette Park

Gamester extraordinaire Comte de Rochambeau?

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