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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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Carrie Chapman Catt Girlhood Home and Museum
Photograph, Carrie Lane Chapman Catt, State Historical Society of Wisconsin.

A useful gateway site for materials on Carrie Chapman Catt and the women's [...] »

The Commercial Closet

How have GLBT lifestyles been portrayed and used by the commercial media? [...] »

Freedom Trail Foundation
Photo, Follow the Red Line, January 2, 2006, latca, Flickr

Studying the American Revolution? How about walking Boston's Freedom Trail? [...] »

History Quiz

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Memorializing Memorials

How do we relate to national memorials? Photographs can show us how we want [...] »

Native American Heritage Month: Questioning Photos

Photographs capture how someone appeared at one moment in time. But who [...] »

Fly Away Jim Crow

Equality requires more than a Proclamation. Try to answer these questions on [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

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Causes of the American Revolution
Broadside, A card, New York, 1774, LoC, rbpe 10700100

What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »

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 [...] »

Slavery
Photo, "An ex-slave," 1897, New York Public Library Digital Gallery

What was it like to be a slave in 19th-century America? Accounts contrast. [...] »

National Resources

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Voice of America

Find out how to pronounce tricky names, and listen to official international [...] »

Small Business Association

What is the FAR? Looking for copies of small business laws? Well, you have [...] »

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Charts, "Educational Attainment," Bureau of Labor Statistics

Is your grandfather more likely to be working now than he would have been in [...] »

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Contradictions in John Fremont's Political Chart of the US (1856)
John Fremont, detail of his Political Chart of the United States

The 1850s were a time of rapid industrialization and urbanization in the [...] »