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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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Nineteenth-Century American Children and What They Read

Examines 19th-century children in America: what they read, what was written [...] »

National Park Service, Teaching with Historic Places

Use this website to plan and organize lessons around NPS properties and [...] »

Mark Twain in His Times

Focuses on Mark Twain's life and career, including creation of his popular [...] »

History Quiz

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Drafting Music

Both the North and South instituted drafts during the Civil War. Popular [...] »

The Garden of Infants

Kindergarten came to America in the 19th century on a wave of German [...] »

Probing Probate

How do we know what people in the past owned and valued?

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
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. [...] »

20th-century Jewish Immigration
Dry plate negative, approx. 1920-1930, Jewish colonies and settlements, LOC

Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »

The Early Conservation Movement
photographic print, Quentin Roosevelt Planting a Tree, c1904, Edward S. Curtis,

The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

Are you a special education educator? Teach in an inclusive classroom?

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

What does it mean to be an American? Answer this question through the lens [...] »

U.S. Air Force

From pilots to shuttle central command, how does the Air Force fulfill its [...] »

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James Madison's Failed Amendments
James Madison and broadside with proposed amendments

Apportionment in the House of Representatives and pay raises for Congress [...] »