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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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American Transcendentalism Web 
Presents texts by and about the major figures of American Transcendentalism [...] »
American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election 
Access 59 sound recordings of 1918-1920 speeches by American leaders.
[...] »Democracy in America: Alexis de Tocqueville 
Visit this website to learn more about the United States during the time of [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
The Art of Migration 
What can artistic renderings tell us about the Great Migration?
[...] »Presidential Moments: Inaugural Addresses 
Can you match these famous first words with their presidential speakers?
[...] »In Our Own Time: Native American Timekeeping 
Pre-Columbian calendars were very different from the ones we use today. Are [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger 
Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »
Denmark Vesey 
Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Architect of the Capitol 
What do our buildings tell us about ourselves? Take a spin around this [...] »
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence 
More than 1,600 learning resources from the federal government sorted by [...] »
U.S. Fire Administration 
Give historical fires perspective through modern statistics.
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Senatorial Division 
A Congressional balance of power between North and South on slavery
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