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Photograph, Journals of the Continental Congress, Library of Congress.

Covers Congressional documents from the nation's founding through early Reconstruction.

Century of Lawmaking: Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873

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Showcases more than 900 Work Projects Administration (WPA) posters produced as part of the New Deal.

Posters from the WPA, 1936-1943

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chromolithograph, American Progress, c1873, George A. Crofutt, LOC

Discover how the concept of a "Manifest Destiny" shaped American perceptions prior to and throughout the 19th century.

Manifest Destiny: Creating an American Identity

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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

Find quality websites & primary sources

Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project

View African American life in Pittsburgh between 1930 and 1970.

Encyclopedia of Alabama

This site is precisely what it promises. . . and more.

Promise of Gold Mountain: Tucson's Chinese Heritage

A collection of primary sources detailing early Asian-Americans in Tucson, [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge

Manias of the Gilded Age

Fads, crotchets, crazes, rages, and cultural fevers. Test your knowledge of [...] »

Stamping Out Free Speech?

The Stamp Act of 1765 had colonists crying foul. Answer these questions [...] »

A-mouldering in the Grave

"John Brown's Body" keeps reappearing. What do you know about the song?

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives

Women's Reform Movement

The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »

20th-century Jewish Immigration

Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »

What was it like to be a slave in 19th-century America? Accounts contrast. [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

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

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has images of patents online [...] »

U.S. Secret Service

How did the Secret Service begin protecting our leaders and solving crimes [...] »

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What If...?: Reexamining the American Revolution

How different would "the United States of America" be if the British had won [...] »

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