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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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Find quality websites & primary sources
Conservation and Environmental Maps 
Looking for maps with an environmental focus? Try here.
[...] »Mapping History 
Explore American and world history through this collection of maps.
[...] »Open Parks Network 
View over 1 million images from U.S. national parks and historic sites.
[...] »History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Political Animals 
A menagerie of terms for politicians, parties, factions, and movements.
[...] »Column A and Column B 
In the 19th century, no one expected Chinese food to take off in the United [...] »
Playing History 
Board games preserve the past in squares, paper money, and toy tokens. [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
Causing the Civil War 
Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?
[...] »The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger 
Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Federal Trade Commission 
Keeping businesses on the straight and narrow. Discover more about the [...] »
U.S. Postal Service 
Come rain or shine, the mail must go through, bringing information and [...] »
Architect of the Capitol 
What do our buildings tell us about ourselves? Take a spin around this [...] »
Ask a Historian
Was There an African American President Before Barack Obama? 
Historians cannot claim to prove beyond doubt that occurrences in the past [...] »