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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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Website Reviews
Find quality websites & primary sources
The Kraus Collection of Sir Francis Drake 
Peruse 60 primary and secondary materials concerning the voyages of Sir [...] »
Wright American Fiction, 1851-1875 
Digitizing 19th-century American fiction, this site offers close to 3,000 [...] »
Wisconsin Historical Society: Freedom's Journal 
All 102 issues of the first African American newspaper conveniently [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Native American Heritage Month: Questioning Photos 
Photographs capture how someone appeared at one moment in time. But who [...] »
A Hoax Provokes Folks: Why Lie? 
Peruse the news, but beware hot air? Examine famous U.S. hoaxes.
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Benedict Arnold wasn't the only spy in the American Revolution. Take this [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger 
Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »
Denmark Vesey 
Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Tennessee Valley Authority 
Read the act that gave way to the Tennessee Valley Authority, a major New [...] »
U.S. Geological Survey 
How has land use altered over time, and what did the explorers encounter? [...] »
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 
Modern art isn't impossible to understand. Approach it as the product of its [...] »
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Divided Loyalties? 
How citizenship determines eligibility for the U.S. presidency.
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