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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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Historical Maps of the United States
Map, Boston in 1772. From a map of The Town.., 1886, George Waring, Jr., Census.

A collection of U.S. and military maps useful for a variety of research.

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Jonathan Edwards Online
Painting, Jonathan Edwards, Wikipedia

Jonathan Edwards was the grandfather of Aaron Burr, and entrenched in the [...] »

Liberty Rhetoric and 19th-Century American Women
Illustration, Keep Within Compass, 1785-1805, Winterthur Museum.

Compare early women's rights campaigns to the rhetoric of the American [...] »

History Quiz

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European Explorers in North America after Columbus

Who else left Europe following the call of wealth, fame, religion, or other [...] »

Naming Colonial History

Everyone knows what "American Revolution" means. But can you identify these [...] »

Give Me (Nuclear) Shelter

How much do you know about these iconic emblems of Cold War fears?

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Denmark Vesey
An official report of the trials of sundry Negroes, 1822

Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »

Labor and Trade in Colonial America
Photo, Weavers at Colonial Williamsburg, May 29, 2010, animalvegetable, Flickr

Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »

20th-century Jewish Immigration
Dry plate negative, approx. 1920-1930, Jewish colonies and settlements, LOC

Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »

National Resources

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U.S. Secret Service

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

National Park Service
Screencapture, FDR Memorial, National Park Service homepage

Lesson plans, essays, multimedia, activities, and artifacts of U.S. heritage [...] »

Federal Judicial Center
Photo, Harry Anstead. . . , 2000, Newhall Photography, Flickr Commons

The Federal Judicial Center is the education and research agency for federal [...] »

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Martha Ballard
Maine birches, 1906, Library of Congress, and text from Midwife's Monitor, 1800

Learning about the life of a midwife in 18th-century Maine through her diary [...] »