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Illustration, The American Rattle Snake, 1782, New-York Historical Society.

Designed for historians and educators, this site provides high-quality primary sources from American history.

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

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Tintype, . . . of Union Soldier, J. L. Balldwin, c. 1863, Chicago History Museum

Why did the painter frame Lincoln in greenery? Learn about interpretations of the Civil War through period and recent works of art.

Civil War in Art

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Image, American Experience: Fly Girls, PBS.

Explore the experiences of World War II's Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) at this companion website to the PBS American Experience documentary.

Fly Girls

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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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Studs Terkel: Conversations with America

Meet Studs Terkel—oral historian, radio host, and Pulitzer Prize-winning [...] »

The Star-Spangled Banner

What does the flag mean in the terms of forging a cohesive U.S. identity? [...] »

Papers of John Jay

Read the correspondence of lesser known founding father John Jay.

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge

Textbook Twisters: Salem Witch Trials

Burn the witch! Discover how historical coverage of the Salem Witch Trials [...] »

We the People . . . Rarely Agree

What does the Constitution mean to you? Match each quote to the historical [...] »

Playing History

Board games preserve the past in squares, paper money, and toy tokens. [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives

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

The Early Conservation Movement

The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »

Rise of the Automobile

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

National Resources

Federal teaching resources

National Museum of the American Indian

Make sure that your students know not all Native Americans lived in tipis or [...] »

Library of Congress

The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, the nation's [...] »

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Service-learning and history don't have to be exclusive. Consider the [...] »

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Namesake of a Peacekeeper

Historians have attempted to account for the great admiration that whites [...] »

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