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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
Homicide in Chicago 1870-1930 
Covering urbanization and industrialization? This homicide index can help [...] »
Historical Thinking Matters 
Presents four guided investigations—on the Spanish-American War, the Scopes [...] »
Chicano/a Movement in Washington State History Project 
Washington State educators, bring diversity and reform activism into your [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
As American as Mom… 
You know Mother's Day is all about mom, but do you know the history of the [...] »
The California Gold Rush 
"Seeing the elephant" in California.
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WWII Victory Gardens allowed citizens to raise food...and wage war!
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Question textbook narratives
The Tet Offensive 
American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point for [...] »
Causes of the American Revolution 
What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
U.S. Census Bureau 
The U.S. Census counts everyone! It creates a current image of the nation [...] »
U.S. Department of Education 
Use the resources offered by the Department of Education to help you become [...] »
Social Security Administration 
Explore both the history of the SSA itself and that of the Social Security [...] »
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New England Puritans 
Trying to build a New Jerusalem on the coast of Massachusetts.
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