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Liberty Rhetoric and 19th-Century American Women
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Record of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War, 1861-1865
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Federal Township Plats of Illinois, 1804-1891
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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
Historical Map and Chart Collection

Teaching exploration? Why not introduce your students to nautical charts? [...] »

The Wars for Vietnam: 1945-1975
Photo, Christmas in Vietnam, 1967, Richard William Crothers, Flickr Commons

Visit this website for a comprehensive introduction to the Vietnam War.

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The Official Leonard Bernstein Site

Explore the life of a major classical conductor.

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History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
First Ladies' Firsts

What about the other occupants of the White House?

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Victory Vegetables

WWII Victory Gardens allowed citizens to raise food...and wage war!

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Playing History

Board games preserve the past in squares, paper money, and toy tokens. [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
The Early Conservation Movement
photographic print, Quentin Roosevelt Planting a Tree, c1904, Edward S. Curtis,

The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »

Rise of the Automobile
Photo, Model A Ford in front of antique gas pumps, August 4, 2007, Flickr

Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »

The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
photographic print, Second atomic bombing of Nagasaki, 1945 August, LOC

Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
U.S. Census Bureau

The U.S. Census counts everyone! It creates a current image of the nation [...] »

Bureau of Justice Statistics
Graph, "Sentences for those convicted in federal court," BJS

Everyday you read about local crime in the newspaper, but are the rates [...] »

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Official poster, Veterans Day, 2008, United Staes Department of Veteran Affairs

Learn about the men who fought for American ideals and survived.

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Cause and Effect: The Outbreak of World War II
photography, World War II Memorial Washington, D.C.,  2006 September 21, Carol M

What factors contributed to the initiation of World War II? Find out here! [...] »