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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

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Sewall-Belmont House Museum Collections

Allow the National Woman's Party to show you their collection on women's [...] »

FDIC Historical Studies
Logo. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

What do you know about the 1980s Savings and Loan crisis?

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The Lives and Writings of Antebellum Students at UNC
Letter, John and Ebenezer Pettigrew. . . , May 4, 1795, page 1, True and. . .

What did college students think about their lives and larger issues in the [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Voices of Women's Reform

There’s more to it than Seneca Falls.

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We the People . . . Rarely Agree

What does the Constitution mean to you? Match each quote to the historical [...] »

As American as Mom…

You know Mother's Day is all about mom, but do you know the history of the [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
The Tet Offensive
Eddie Adams, Vietcong shooting prisoner cropped

American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point for [...] »

Causing the Civil War
Postcard, Train Load of Cotton for Export, South, 1902-1903, NYPL

Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?

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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
Architect of the Capitol

What do our buildings tell us about ourselves? Take a spin around this [...] »

Smithsonian
Negative, Dinsmore, Frances. Of Smithsonian. . . , 1915, Harris & Ewing, LoC

What can 19 museums, nine research centers, and the National Zoo offer your [...] »

National Center for Education Statistics
Marginalia, CHNM

Ever wondered about the numbers behind the latest teaching trends?

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Keep Your Top Eye Open
Poster, "Caution, Colored People of Boston!," 1851, Boston Public Library.

Boston abolitionists on the lookout for slave-catchers in 1851.

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