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"Mapping" Primary and Secondary Sources
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Map, Boston in 1772. From a map of The Town.., 1886, George Waring, Jr., Census.

A collection of U.S. and military maps useful for a variety of research.

Historical Maps of the United States
In Website Reviews
Photo, I Voted, November 4, 2008, mamamusings, Flickr

How many votes did each nominee receive in federal elections?

Election Statistics
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.

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Website Reviews

Find quality websites & primary sources
Battle Lines: Letters from America's Wars

More than 30 letters cover conflicts from the Revolutionary War to the War [...] »

The 19th Century in Print: Books

What were people reading around the time of the Civil War?

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Pictures of World War II

If you need World War II visuals, this is an excellent place to start [...] »

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History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Fashion Maven

Do you have your mother's—and her mother's—fashion sense?

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Textbook Twisters: Cuban Missile Crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis was one of the greatest conflicts between the US [...] »

Voices of Women's Reform

There’s more to it than Seneca Falls.

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
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. [...] »

Labor and Trade in Colonial America
Photo, Weavers at Colonial Williamsburg, May 29, 2010, animalvegetable, Flickr

Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »

The Tet Offensive
Eddie Adams, Vietcong shooting prisoner cropped

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

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National Resources

Federal teaching resources
National Museum of Natural History
Photo, . . . trephining [sic]. . . , 1926, Library of Congress

Don't let "natural history" scare you away! The museum covers anthropology [...] »

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

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

U.S. Army
Photo, The 101st Airborne troops move out of Bastogne. . . , 1944, U.S. Army

Increase your knowledge of the people, past, and technology of the United [...] »

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African and Native Americans in Colonial and Revolutionary Times
Detail of Joseph Louis Cook, Death of General Montgomery, John Trumbull, 1786

African Americans and Native Americans have had a long and complex [...] »

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