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
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire

Exhibit and archive featuring an extensive collection of primary source [...] »

Slavery in Canada
Postcard, Elliot Home. . . , 1910, Valentine & Sons', Toronto Public Library

Slavery in Canada? Who were these people? What were their lives like?

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Hypertext on American History from the Colonial Period until Modern Times
Postage stamp, Benjamin Franklin, An Outline of American Literature.

Collects more than 375 documents related to United States history from the [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Column A and Column B

In the 19th century, no one expected Chinese food to take off in the United [...] »

Yo, Ho, Ho and a . . . Bushel of Oysters?

Shellfish pirates stole from the rich to feed themselves—and make a little [...] »

Native American Heritage Month: Questioning Photos

Photographs capture how someone appeared at one moment in time. But who [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Panic of 1873
Panic as a Health Officer Cleaning the Streets

Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »

Causes of the American Revolution
Broadside, A card, New York, 1774, LoC, rbpe 10700100

What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »

Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy
Print, For the Sunny South. An Airship. . . , 1913, Library of Congress

The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
National Portrait Gallery

Allow students to "meet" their favorite historical figures.

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U.S. Coast Guard
Art, Auxliarist, Lew Jackson, U.S. Coast Guard

Who protects U.S. interests in international and domestic waters?

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U.S. Secret Service

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

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Refugees from the American Revolutionary War
tar and feathers and a loyalty oath

Neighbor against neighbor, brother against brother, father against son.

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