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

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Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Map, Mouth of the Columbia River, WA and OR, Nov. 16-25, 1805, W. Clark, Codex 1

Presents the complete text of the Nebraska edition of the Lewis and Clark [...] »

White Trash: The Construction of an American Scapegoat

An excellent site for new study into the "white trash" demographic.

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Idea of America
Photo, Head of rural family asking. . ., 1940, Dorothea Lange, Flickr Commons

The U.S. was formed on ideals, but how do these ideals manifest in reality? [...] »

History Quiz

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Discovering Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus—a legend without a face? Answer these questions about [...] »

American Myths: Popular Music

Each song has a story. What inspired it? When was it made? By whom?

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Women at War

Women have fought in every U.S. war, but only recently have they gained [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger
Dynamics of Idealism- Volunteers for Civil Rights, 1965-1982 432x240

Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »

John Brown's Raid
Painting, John Brown, 1867, Thomas S. Noble, NYPL Digital Gallery

Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »

Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era
Photographic Print, Protest against child labor in a labor parade, 1909 May 1, L

The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency

How did recreational drug use grow into a U.S. drug culture? How did it [...] »

Tennessee Valley Authority

Read the act that gave way to the Tennessee Valley Authority, a major New [...] »

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Screenshot, "U.S. History Topics," Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

More than 1,600 learning resources from the federal government sorted by [...] »

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Menu for the First Thanksgiving
The First Thanksgiving, Jean Louis Gerome Ferris

Only two eyewitness accounts of that first Thanksgiving remain.

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