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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
The Tax History Project 
Follows the history of American taxation through a collection of primary and [...] »
Watergate Revisited 
The Washington Post looks back at the Watergate scandal in this [...] »
Historic Missouri Newspaper Project 
Peruse articles, images, and advertisements drawn from 14 Missouri [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
American Personalities: Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty 
Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty are popular American icons. How much do you know [...] »
Food 50 Years Ago 
Is your favorite food a recent invention?
[...] »Go West, Young Woman! 
Men and women both settled the West. Answer these questions on women’s [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
John Brown's Raid 
Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Center for Education Statistics 
Ever wondered about the numbers behind the latest teaching trends?
[...] »National Museum of the American Indian 
Make sure that your students know not all Native Americans lived in tipis or [...] »
National Institutes of Health 
Repository for the history of the federal agency, medical profession, and [...] »
Ask a Historian
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 [...] »