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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
Prohibition: A Film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick 
What did the effects of the 18th Amendment look like? Explore 1921 [...] »
Urban Experience in Chicago: Hull-House and Its Neighborhoods, 1889-1963 
Peruse this collection of over 900 items relating to Chicago's Hull House to [...] »
National Center for History in the Schools 
What serves as a starting point for state standards? Browse the 1996 edition [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Food 50 Years Ago 
Is your favorite food a recent invention?
[...] »Voices of Women's Reform 
There’s more to it than Seneca Falls.
[...] »Potent Quotables: Every Vote Counts 
After more than two centuries of citizenship, much has been said about [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Panic of 1873 
Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
John Brown's Raid 
Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Portrait Gallery 
Allow students to "meet" their favorite historical figures.
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U.S. Department of Education 
Use the resources offered by the Department of Education to help you become [...] »
Ask a Historian
Burr-Hamilton Duel 
Was it illegal? Was it dishonorable? Was it a duel or was it murder?
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