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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Divining America: Religion and the National Culture
Photo, Presbyterian missionary Kate McBeth.., late 19th c., Idaho Hist. Society.

A comprehensive history of religion and major religious events within the [...] »

Presidential Recording Program

Offers over 2,500 hours of White House recordings by six American presidents [...] »

TeacherServe

Attention Secondary teachers! Searching for essays on religion, the [...] »

History Quiz

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Voices of Women's Reform

There’s more to it than Seneca Falls.

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Women's History Month: Picturing Pocahontas

What do you picture when you hear her name?

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Potent Quotables: Every Vote Counts

After more than two centuries of citizenship, much has been said about [...] »

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 [...] »

Panic of 1873
Panic as a Health Officer Cleaning the Streets

Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »

Causing the Civil War
Postcard, Train Load of Cotton for Export, South, 1902-1903, NYPL

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

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National Resources

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U.S. Air Force

From pilots to shuttle central command, how does the Air Force fulfill its [...] »

Preserve America

Preserve America is a White House initiative uniting the work of 11 federal [...] »

National Atlas

Explore maps that enable you to better understand the country that you live [...] »

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Families on the Farm

What was life like for women and girls on late 19th- and early 20th-century [...] »