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Illustration, Emigrants Crossing..., 1869, H.B. Hall, Jr., California History...

40,000 written pages and more than 3,000 illustrations provide accounts of California history from the Gold Rush to the end of the 19th century.

California as I Saw It: First-Person Narratives of California, 1849-1900

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Map, Indian Reservations within the limits of the US, 1890, US Census Office.

Documents the lives of Native Americans in the Northwest Coast and Plateau regions of the Pacific Northwest in text and photographs.

American Indians of the Pacific Northwest

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Wisconsin teachers, bring the Civil Rights Movement home to your students with this archive of primary sources.

The March on Milwaukee Civil Rights History Project

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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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Arizona State Museum

Can't get to Arizona? You can still see local Native American artifacts [...] »

Explore women's political history and activism from the 1960s onward.

United States Early Radio History

How did radio move from major technological advance to mass popular culture [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge

Thanksgiving: Presidential Turkeys

How many turkeys have presidents pardoned?

Theatre of the People

Through performing art, U.S. minorities assert their identities. Answer [...] »

First Ladies' Firsts

What about the other occupants of the White House?

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives

Coal and the Industrial Revolution

How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »

What was it like to be a slave in 19th-century America? Accounts contrast. [...] »

Causing the Civil War

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

National Resources

Federal teaching resources

Voice of America

Find out how to pronounce tricky names, and listen to official international [...] »

U.S. Secret Service

How did the Secret Service begin protecting our leaders and solving crimes [...] »

Explore world and U.S. history simultaneously through universal development [...] »

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Tax Rates of the Mid-20th Century

Is it April 15 already? Discussing the recent past in context.

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