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Engraving, De nieuwe en onbekende Weereld, 1671, J. van Meurs, Cultural Readings

Examine texts about the Americas produced in Europe from the 15th to 19th centuries.

Cultural Readings: Colonization and Print in the Americas
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Photo, Portrait of Martha Graham and Bertram Ross, faces..., June 27 1961, LoC.

View the mid-20th-century art scene through the photographs of music and dance critic Carl Vechten.

Creative Americans: Portraits by Carl Van Vechten, 1932-1964
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Photo, [African-American] women weighing wire coils, 1919, NARA

Learn about family life and social history in the northern Midwest.

At Home in the Heartland
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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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Lakota Winter Counts

Displays, explains, and interprets the Lakota pictorial histories known as [...] »

Lest We Forget: The Triumph Over Slavery
Print, Haverly's genuine Colored minstrels, c. 1878, New York Public Library

Explore slavery in America from nine thematic perspectives.

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North Carolinians and the Great War
Color print, The Spirit of America: Join, 1919, Howard Chandler Christy...

How did World War I effect the lives of the everyday North Carolinian?

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History Quiz

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Back to the Future . . .

In the year 1900, what did Americans think the next century would bring?

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Dance, But Not That Way . . .

Do you know how to dance the Sleigh Bell Polka? Learn the proper way to [...] »

Go West, Young Woman!

Men and women both settled the West. Answer these questions on women’s [...] »

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Rise of the Automobile
Photo, Model A Ford in front of antique gas pumps, August 4, 2007, Flickr

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

Slavery
Photo, "An ex-slave," 1897, New York Public Library Digital Gallery

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

Labor and Trade in Colonial America
Photo, Weavers at Colonial Williamsburg, May 29, 2010, animalvegetable, Flickr

Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »

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National Resources

Federal teaching resources
National Portrait Gallery

Allow students to "meet" their favorite historical figures.

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U.S. Department of Education

Use the resources offered by the Department of Education to help you become [...] »

Team Ships

Learn the basic steps to building and commissioning a Navy vessel.

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Introducing Taxation
Engraving, The Tea-Tax Tempest, 1778, NYPL Digital Gallery

Taxes are a part of our everyday life. But was this always true in the [...] »

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