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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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History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course on the Web
Photograph, Barracks Door, Colored CCC, New Deal Network.

Provides links, primary sources, and eight modules for teachers and students [...] »

American Environmental Photographs, 1891-1936

This collection captures natural environments, ecologies, and plant [...] »

Colonial Williamsburg
Photograph, Governor’s Palace, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Experience life in Colonial Williamsburg without visiting Virginia.

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History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Europe Encounters the Western Hemisphere

Can you answer these questions about the "exploration race" that brought [...] »

Riding the Rails

How many cows could a cowcatcher catch, if a cowcatcher could catch cows? [...] »

Airplane Meals

Think you're a post-WWII expert? Test your knowledge with this quiz on the [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Huey Long
Stereograph, U.S. Senator Huey Long, c.1933, Keystone View Company

How exactly did U.S. Senator Huey Long intend to end poverty across the U.S [...] »

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? [...] »

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 [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
National Portrait Gallery

Allow students to "meet" their favorite historical figures.

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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 [...] »

National Endowment for the Humanities

Meet the largest governmental funder of humanities programs in the U.S.

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Innovation and Technology in the 19th Century
Progress of the Century, Currier and Ives print, Library of Congress

Of all the discoveries and developments that occurred in the 19th century, [...] »