Lone Star Junction
Lone Star Junction: Texas Declaration of Independence (March 2, 1836)
The text of the Texas Declaration of Independence is shown on this PBS website. See how it parallels the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Links to other websites.
PBS
Pbs: New Perspectives on the West
This in-depth resource presents a history of the American West from pre-Columbian times until World War I with profiles, documents, and images. It encourages visitors to link these into patterns of historical meaning for themselves....
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas Declaration of Independence, Original Manuscript
Here is a copy of the original manuscript of the Texas Declaration of Independence. This 12-page document includes line-by-line transcription.
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Texas Independence
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read primary source documents to solve a problem surrounding a historical question. This document-based inquiry lesson allows students to read parts of the Texas Declaration of Independence,...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: David Gouverneur Burnet 1788 1870
An interesting profile of David G. Burnet, who fought for Texas independence from Mexico and served many political offices in Texas. Links to additional information on Texas history.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas Treasures: Texas Declaration of Independence
What was the purpose of the Texas Declaration of Independence? Who authored the Declaration? This brief article answers these questions and provides links to the original handwritten Declaration as well as printed broadside.
San Jacinto Museum of History
San Jacinto Museum: Revolution: Timeline of Events
Presents a six-year timeline from April, 1830, when the Mexican government outlawed emigration of American settlers into Texas to the April, 1836, the Battle of Jacinto. Links to websites for additional information.
San Jacinto Museum of History
San Jacinto Museum: Commanders in the Field: Thomas Rusk
Here is a short biography from the San Jacinto Museum about Thomas Rusk, his early life, actions in the Battle of Jacinto, and his later life.
Lone Star Junction
Lone Star Junction: Texas Timeline: Revolution and Republic
This resource presents a brief timeline of the events surrounding the Texas Revolution and the Republic of Texas with hyperlinks for more information.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Texas Revolution
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart gives an overview of the Texas Revolution. Using a mind map and a time line, students are visually drawn in to the events leading up to Texas gaining independence from Mexico. Links to...