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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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Meeting of Frontiers
Picture. Position of sun at 10 and 11 a.m., 12 p.m., and 1 and 2 p.m..

How does the settling of the Siberian frontier compare to that of the U.S. [...] »

National Park Service, Teaching with Historic Places

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

Lewis and Clark: Maps of Exploration 1507-1814
Map, A Map Exhibiting all the New Discoveries..., Aaron Arrowsmith, 1795, UVA

Explore cartography and the exploration of the North American continent.

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History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
The Art of Migration

What can artistic renderings tell us about the Great Migration?

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Mapping the Past

A map can tell you more than east, west, north, and south.

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We the People . . . Rarely Agree

What does the Constitution mean to you? Match each quote to the historical [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy
Print, For the Sunny South. An Airship. . . , 1913, Library of Congress

The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »

The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
photographic print, Second atomic bombing of Nagasaki, 1945 August, LOC

Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »

Causes of the American Revolution
Broadside, A card, New York, 1774, LoC, rbpe 10700100

What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery

American art makes the interpretive nature of historical knowledge clear. [...] »

U.S. Navy

Who defends our seas, and how do they do it? Explore primary sources and [...] »

U.S. Department of Education

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

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On Telegrams and Telephone Calls
Detail of Wallace for President poster, 1968

On the record and off the record communications between Washington and [...] »