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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
Dismuke's Virtual Talking Machine 
Swing to the beats of the early 1900s.
[...] »The Star-Spangled Banner 
What does the flag mean in the terms of forging a cohesive U.S. identity? [...] »
Handbook of Texas Online 
This website contains a vast collection of resources on Texas history and [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Monuments to a Dream: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorials 
Answer these questions about memorials to the life and ideals of MLK.
[...] »War of Invaders 
What do these biased narratives of the French and Indian War tell us?
[...] »New World Wonders 
How did explorers describe the plants and animals they discovered in America [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
The Tet Offensive 
American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point for [...] »
Denmark Vesey 
Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Endowment for the Arts 
Watch videos on jazz and opera history, courtesy of the National Endowment [...] »
National Portrait Gallery 
Allow students to "meet" their favorite historical figures.
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Bank Notes of the Second Bank of the United States 
The impermanence of paper money was matched by the impermanence of the bank [...] »