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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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Map History/History of Cartography: The Gateway to the Subject 
A collection of 3,000 historical maps and information about the history of [...] »
Agents of Social Change: 20th-Century Women's Activism 
Source documents to help you approach 20th-century feminism.
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View streaming videos on American folk culture from fox hunting to Zydeco. [...] »
History Quiz
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The Blue and the Grey (and Red and Green and Yellow) 
What do you think Civil War uniforms looked like? They varied more than you [...] »
Dueling Logic 
Pistols at noon, or handbags at dawn? Decode the Code of Honor by answering [...] »
Playing History 
Board games preserve the past in squares, paper money, and toy tokens. [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era 
The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »
The Tet Offensive 
American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point for [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk 
A comprehensive current and historical look at this legislative body and its [...] »
Military History 
The U.S. Armed Forces maintain multiple historical offices within each [...] »
Voice of America 
Find out how to pronounce tricky names, and listen to official international [...] »
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Slavery in Colonial British North America 
Slavery in colonial America was not an exclusively Southern institution.
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