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Photo, Dyeing Quills in the Kitchen…, N. Fonicello, NativeTech: Natural Dye.

Learn about Native American technology, including wigwams, beadwork, pottery, and tools.

NativeTech: Native American Technology and Art
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See Revolutionary War-era maps evolve from draft to completion.

The American Revolution and Its Era: Maps and Charts
In Website Reviews

Was Nixon as reluctant to initiate the Christmas bombing as his memoirs suggest, or was he as eager as he claimed Kissinger to be?

Memoirs v. Tapes: President Nixon and the December Bombings
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
Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History

Right this way for Seattle and Washington state history resources.

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Great Lakes Maritime History Project
Photo, Lake Michigan Sunrise, October 13, 2009, Indy Kethdy, Flickr

Delve into Wisconsin's maritime history. Discover the multiple ways in which [...] »

Digital Resource Guide for the Labor Archives of Washington State
Photo, Hams ready for the oven at Camp Keller, 1939, WPA, Uni. of Washington

Making labor history access less of a chore.

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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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Food 50 Years Ago

Is your favorite food a recent invention?

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War of Invaders

What do these biased narratives of the French and Indian War tell us?

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Huey Long
Stereograph, U.S. Senator Huey Long, c.1933, Keystone View Company

How exactly did U.S. Senator Huey Long intend to end poverty across the U.S [...] »

The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger
Dynamics of Idealism- Volunteers for Civil Rights, 1965-1982 432x240

Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »

Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era
Photographic Print, Protest against child labor in a labor parade, 1909 May 1, L

The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »

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National Resources

Federal teaching resources
U.S. Fire Administration
Photo, Angel Island Fire, Behind Alcatraz, October 12, 2008, LeeLeFever, Flickr

Give historical fires perspective through modern statistics.

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U.S. Marine Corps

Why are the Marines known as "America's 911 Force"? Explore this division of [...] »

Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery

American art makes the interpretive nature of historical knowledge clear. [...] »

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Selling a Slave
Receipt for sale of a slave boy named George, November 6, 1833. National Archiv

The obstacles and restraints on disposing of one's human "property."

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