Welcome to History Content
The Texas Constitutions Digitization Project
In Website Reviews
Europe Encounters the Western Hemisphere
In Quizly
A Visual Journey: Photographs by Lisa Law, 1965-1971
In Website Reviews
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.
FIND OUT MORE »
FIND OUT MORE »
Website Reviews
Find quality websites & primary sources
Slavery in New York 
Nine galleries explore the history of slavery in New York City.
[...] »American Roots Music 
Discover blues, country, bluegrass, gospel, Cajun, Zydeco, Tejano, and [...] »
The Luso-Hispanic World in Maps 
Peruse maps of Spanish and Portuguese colonization, exploration, and [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
To the Source! 
Where do historians turn for historical evidence?
[...] »Sand, Sea, and Oil: Operation Desert Storm 
It's in the name: "Desert." How did the environment affect the Persian Gulf [...] »
Constitution Day 
Securing the blessings of liberty for ourselves and for posterity—answer [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
Denmark Vesey 
Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger 
Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Federal Trade Commission 
Keeping businesses on the straight and narrow. Discover more about the [...] »
Team Ships 
Learn the basic steps to building and commissioning a Navy vessel.
[...] »Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives 
Did you know that there is a specific law enforcement agency for firearm [...] »
Ask a Historian
Honest Abe 
The secret life of Lincoln? Gettysburg-era pride?
[...] »