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Mex Connect

Mex Connect: History of Mexico: The Cristero Rebellion

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an extensive article discussing the problems of church and state in the early 20th century Mexico. It talks about the constitution, Catholicism, government, and revolutions that occured over the issue.
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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Enduring Mystery of the Anasazi

For Students 9th - 10th
Time-worn pueblos and dramatic cliff towns, set amid the stark, rugged mesas and canyons of Colorado and New Mexico, mark the settlements of some of the earliest inhabitants of North America, the Anasazi (a Navajo word meaning "ancient...
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Website
Other

New Mexico Genealogical Society: Early Spanish Exploration of the Southwest

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the early Spanish exploration and beginning of colonization in what we know today as New Mexico.
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Website
Other

Ancient American Civilizations: Mesoamerica

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource gives an overview of the beginnings of Mesoamerican civilization. The sections about the Olmec are "Early Preclassic" and "Middle Preclassic." Includes information about the raw materials and the luxury items used by the...
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Article
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Rule of Porfirio Diaz 1909

For Students 9th - 10th
Fordham University provides a discussion on the rule of dictator Porfirio Diaz. It talks about his accomplishments, history, beliefs, brutality, and corruption from the perspective of a contemporary historian of the time.
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Lesson Plan
University of California

The History Project: Aztec Life as Revealed in the Codex Telleriano Remensis

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The Aztec pictorial manuscript later known as the Codex Telleriano-Remensis was created in sixteenth-century Mexico, about a generation after contact. It is considered one of the most beautiful and informative remaining works by the...
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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Enduring Mystery of the Anasazi

For Students 9th - 10th
Time-worn pueblos and dramatic "cliff towns," set amid the stark, rugged mesas and canyons of Colorado and New Mexico, mark the settlements of some of the earliest inhabitants of North America, the Anasazi (a Navajo word meaning "ancient...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: Hispanic History Milestones: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Hispanic/Latinx history is a rich, diverse and long one, with immigrants, refugees and Spanish-speaking or Indigenous people living in the United States since long before the nation was established. America's Hispanic...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: Deb Haaland, Us Interior Secretary, on How She's Influenced by History

For Students 9th - 10th
In early 2021, Deb Haaland was sworn in as the secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, making her the first Native American cabinet secretary in the history of the United States. A tribal member of the Laguna Pueblo, she was...
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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Literature of Exploration

For Students 9th - 10th
Had history taken a different turn, the United States easily could have been a part of the great Spanish or French overseas empires. Its present inhabitants might speak Spanish and form one nation with Mexico, or speak French and be...
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Other

The Historical Text Archive: Benito Juarez

For Students 9th - 10th
An 1857 account written by the famous Mexican revolutionary leader, who overthrew the French puppet emperor Maximilian, about his early life.
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Handout
Mex Connect

Mex Connect: Glorious Innocent

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an in-depth look at Francisco Madero, a revolutionary in Mexico fighting for social reform. You'll find out about his background, beliefs, accomplishments, and eventual downfall.
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Article
Other

People of Mexico Living Up to the Ideals of the Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides in-depth information about the Mexican Revolution and the people that took part in it.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: New Mexico State History for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Investigate the history and timeline of the state of New Mexico including early explorers, Native Americans, Spanish settlers, the Santa Fe Trail, and the Wild West on this website.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Mexican Immigration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Excellent site that examines the Mexican immigrant group beginning with early settlement in New Mexico in 1598 through to present times. The history as well as the intricate multiculturalism of this immigrant group is addressed.
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Curated OER

Unesco: Mexico: El Tajin, Pre Hispanic City

For Students 9th - 10th
Located in the state of Veracruz, El Tajin was at its height from the early 9th to the early 13th century. It became the most important centre in north-east Mesoamerica after the fall of the Teotihuacan Empire. Its cultural influence...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Mexico: Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines

For Students 9th - 10th
Founded by the Spanish in the early 16th century, Guanajuato became the world's leading silver-extraction centre in the 18th century. This past can be seen in its 'subterranean streets' and the 'Boca del Inferno', a mineshaft that...
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Handout
Nebraska Studies

Nebraska Studies: Pedro De Villasur Sent to Nebraska

For Students 9th - 10th
Concern over the French trading with the Native Indians, the Spanish commissioned Lieutenant-General Villasur to stop them in 1720.
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Website
Mex Connect

Mexconnect: Francisco Pancho Villa

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography on Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa who helped Madero and his fight for social reform. You'll find links at the bottom to full text articles.
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Website
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Web Links

For Students 9th - 10th
Helpful links for research on the Anthropocene Era.