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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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Bubbles, Panics, and Crashes: A Century of Financial Crises, 1830s-1930s 
Do your students think the Great Depression was the only previous slump in [...] »
Paul Laurence Dunbar Digital Collection 
Read the books and poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar, internationally famous [...] »
Texts from Collections of the University of Wisconsin, Madison 
Access a selection of rare 19th-century books online.
[...] »History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
In Our Own Time: Native American Timekeeping 
Pre-Columbian calendars were very different from the ones we use today. Are [...] »
Voices of Women's Reform 
There’s more to it than Seneca Falls.
[...] »Turning Turtle: Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea 
The ship's on her beam-ends and all's lost! Test your knowledge of maritime [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Causing the Civil War 
Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?
[...] »Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
Women's Reform Movement 
The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Small Business Association 
What is the FAR? Looking for copies of small business laws? Well, you have [...] »
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 
Are you a special education educator? Teach in an inclusive classroom?
[...] »U.S. Department of Education 
Use the resources offered by the Department of Education to help you become [...] »
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African and Native Americans in Colonial and Revolutionary Times 
African Americans and Native Americans have had a long and complex [...] »