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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
Map History/History of Cartography: The Gateway to the Subject 
A collection of 3,000 historical maps and information about the history of [...] »
North American Women's Letters and Diaries: Colonial Times to 1950 
Read the personal correspondence and diaries of women such as Phyllis [...] »
Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture 
Learn about the history of the United States up to 1815 with this website [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Fly Away Jim Crow 
Equality requires more than a Proclamation. Try to answer these questions on [...] »
Celebrate More Than St. Patrick 
The Irish contributed more to the U.S. than shamrocks and folktales.
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Men and women both settled the West. Answer these questions on women’s [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger 
Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »
Causes of the American Revolution 
What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Indian Health Service 
Disease ravaged colonial-era Native American populations. What health [...] »
U.S. Fire Administration 
Give historical fires perspective through modern statistics.
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The Ways West 
How emigrants traveled from Pennsylvania to Illinois in 1830.
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