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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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We Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement 
Which locations, open for visitation, are most relevant to the civil rights [...] »
Lost Museum 
Recreates the P.T. Barnum Museum as an interactive 3D exhibit and an archive [...] »
African-American Perspectives: Pamphlets from 1818-1907 
Pamphlets and documents from 1875 to 1900 highlight African American leaders [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
We the People . . . Rarely Agree 
What does the Constitution mean to you? Match each quote to the historical [...] »
Turkey Tracking 
Thanksgiving—how much do you know about the history of this popular holiday [...] »
Thanksgiving Dinner in 1943 
What traditional Thanksgiving foods would have been hard to come by during [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
John Brown's Raid 
Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »
The Early Conservation Movement 
The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Supreme Court of the United States 
From John Jay to Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court is the final word in law [...] »
National Portrait Gallery 
Allow students to "meet" their favorite historical figures.
[...] »Team Ships 
Learn the basic steps to building and commissioning a Navy vessel.
[...] »Ask a Historian
Black Confederates 
Most African Americans (free or slaves) never joined the ranks of the [...] »