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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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Website Reviews

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The Case of Sacco and Vanzetti

Criminal history, the Jazz Age, and the Red Scare all in one legal case. [...] »

Images of Battle: Selected Civil War Letters

Relive major Civil War battles through the words of the soldiers who fought [...] »

Documents in Law, History, and Government
Image, The Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy: Athenian...

Houses more than 3,500 full-text documents addressing the legal, economic, [...] »

History Quiz

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A Culture Productive of Infinite Wretchedness

How did the American colonies get addicted to growing tobacco?

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Close Up on Hispanic American Heritage

Take a look at these fragments from U.S. history. What are they? Where do [...] »

Reading Photographs: Snow Day

When was this winter photo taken? See what clues you can spot!

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
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 [...] »

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 [...] »

Rise of the Automobile
Photo, Model A Ford in front of antique gas pumps, August 4, 2007, Flickr

Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »

National Resources

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U.S. Army
Photo, The 101st Airborne troops move out of Bastogne. . . , 1944, U.S. Army

Increase your knowledge of the people, past, and technology of the United [...] »

Federal Highway Administration
Lithograph, Chas. H. Kabrich, c. 1896, Donaldson Litho. Co., LoC

Do you fit today's transportation norms? Do you reside in a suburb or a city [...] »

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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Spanish Louisiana vs. Great Britain
Ceiling painting in the Salon de Carlos III, Madrid

Spain pursuing its own goals against Great Britain.

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