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
Indiana Historical Society Digital Image Collections

Indiana educators, looking for visual primary sources? Search more than 38, [...] »

Gulf War
Map, initial air attacks, 1993, R. Atkinson, The Untold Story of the Gulf War.

Participants in Operation Desert Storm talk about their experiences in oral [...] »

What Exit? New Jersey and Its Turnpike

Travel through history with the New Jersey Turnpike.

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History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Fly Away Jim Crow

Equality requires more than a Proclamation. Try to answer these questions on [...] »

Voices in the Whirlwind

To each prophet, a certain way of speaking. Match civil rights leaders with [...] »

The California Gold Rush

"Seeing the elephant" in California.

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Causes of the American Revolution
Broadside, A card, New York, 1774, LoC, rbpe 10700100

What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »

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. [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
Anacostia Community Museum
Photo, "Ms. Yavocka Wilson," March 11, 1997?, Anacostia Community Museum

What is community? What does it do for us, and how does it shape who we are [...] »

National Endowment for the Humanities

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

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U.S. Geological Survey
Photo, Brown Bat, June 20, 2008, Al Hicks, U.S. Geological Survey

How has land use altered over time, and what did the explorers encounter? [...] »

Ask a Historian

"Mapping" Primary and Secondary Sources

Is this map a primary source? Or is it secondary? How can you tell?!

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