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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Clio Visualizing History
Glass plate, Arab commission to the Paris Peace. . . , 1919, Marist College

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James Madison Papers
Print, James Madison, 4th president of the US, 1830s, Library of Congress.

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photographic print, Quentin Roosevelt Planting a Tree, c1904, Edward S. Curtis,

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An official report of the trials of sundry Negroes, 1822

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Labor and Trade in Colonial America
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Mine Safety and Health Administration
Photo, Mule driver, adolescent. . . , 1915, U.S. Bureau of Mines, MSHA site

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Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

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James Madison's Failed Amendments
James Madison and broadside with proposed amendments

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