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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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Best of History Websites
Image, Best of History Websites: an EdTechTeacher.org resource, EdTechTeacher.

Find top notch history web resources, as well as advice on using technology [...] »

Women of Valor

Meet international anarchist and women's rights activist Emma Goldman.

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Rivers, Edens, Empires: Lewis and Clark and the Revealing of America

180 documents and artifacts interpret 19th-century westward exploration and [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Playing History

Board games preserve the past in squares, paper money, and toy tokens. [...] »

Column A and Column B

In the 19th century, no one expected Chinese food to take off in the United [...] »

Political Animals

A menagerie of terms for politicians, parties, factions, and movements.

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
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 [...] »

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. [...] »

Women's Reform Movement
Print, A downright gabbler, or a goose that deserves to be hissed, 1829

The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
National Endowment for the Humanities

Meet the largest governmental funder of humanities programs in the U.S.

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Federal Reserve Board

The economy's on everyone's mind. Take advantage of that fact to teach a bit [...] »

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Why did George Washington start gathering national data on agriculture?

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