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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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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Us and the Mexican Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This article contains history and detailed facts about United States intervention and involvement in the Mexican Revolution (1910 - 1920).
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Ducksters

Ducksters: History: Mexican American War for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the Mexican-American War fought over the land rights to Texas after the Texan Revolution on this site.
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Other

The Mexico Revolution: Postcards

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice collection from The Mexico Revolution of photographs and biographies of some of the major particpants in the Mexican Revolution.
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Digital History

Digital History: Impact of the Mexican Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Seee how Mexico's independence from Spain affected not only the Mexicans who lived in California, but also the native population, and the white Americans.
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Mex Connect

Mex Connect: Mexican Art, Authors and Artisans

For Students 9th - 10th
The listing of Mexican artists, artisans, authors, and art makes it easy to "pick and choose." Oodles of information here.
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TexasHistory.com

Texas history.com: Presidio La Bahia

For Students 9th - 10th
Presidio La Bahia is a restored Spanish fort in Goliad, Texas, and an important site in the Texas Revolution. This is where a mass execution took place in 1836 under the command of the Mexican General Jose Urrea.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Mexico History and Timeline Overview

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of Mexico including the Aztecs, Mayan, Spanish explorers, Cortes, the Mexican Revolution, and independence from Spain on this website.
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Lone Star Junction

Lone Star Junction: Notable Texans Before 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
Lone Star Junction identifies an extensive list of high-profile Texans prior to 1900. A chart informs readers what general role in Texas history each person was involved in from Texas Revolution, Indian Wars, Civil War, and the...
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Other

Gonzales Memorial Museum: Come and Take It Cannon

For Students 4th - 8th
Explains the story behind the cannon that the Mexicans tried to capture at the Battle of Gonzales on October 2, 1835. The first shot of the Texas Revolution was fired from the cannon that day.
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Lone Star Junction

Lone Star Junction: Lorenzo De Zavala (1789 1836)

For Students 4th - 8th
A short biography of Lorenzo de Zavala that outlines his many accomplishments in Mexican politics, and later in Texas.
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Chronological Listing of Muralists

For Students 9th - 10th
ArtCyclopedia's chronological list of muralists from the 19th and 20th centuries. There are links to the artists' biographies and works.
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Curated OER

History Matters: Wilson and Lansing on the u.s. Invasion of Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Secretary of State Robert Lansing's letter to President Woodrow Wilson urging the President to avoid the term "intervention" to characterize the U.S. 1916 invasion of Mexico to capture the revolutionary Pancho Villa.
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Anglo Amer. Colonization in Texas: Texas 1836 1848

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief look at the declaration of independence from Mexico by Texas in 1836, the removal of restrictions on slavery, and how this dramatically increased the population and led to a much greater reliance on the cotton industry in the...
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Curated OER

(Maps Of) the Mexican Revolution: 1910 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
Five maps of the Mexican Revolution, with battle sites and areas of power.
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Curated OER

(Maps Of) the Mexican Revolution: 1910 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
Five maps of the Mexican Revolution, with battle sites and areas of power.
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Arizona State University

Asu: Chicana and Chicano Space

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Hard Road to Texas 1836 1845: Texas Breaks Away Texas and Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
After being taken over by Mexico in 1821, Texas became very attractive to people wanting to settle. New policies, however, upset the Texans, which lead to rebellions and the Texas Revolution of 1836. Read about it all, and check out...
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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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PBS

New Perspectives on the West: Juan Seguin

For Students 9th - 10th
Juan Seguin, a Mexican American Tejano who helped lead the Texas revolution and independence survived the Alamo but was then exiled from the new state, a victim of prejudice.
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Other

California Military Museum: California Naval Militia and the Tampico Incident

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough history of the Tampico Incident in the context of the Mexican Revolution.
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Mex Connect

Mex Connect: Zapata and the Intellectuals

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a background on the social reformer Emiliano Zapata, a Mexican revolutionary fighting for the peasants and land reform. Includes a brief history, information on his beliefs and his accomplishments.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Texas Navy: War With Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Santa Anna's retaliation after the siege of Bexar, and the battles on sea and on land that followed. This site's strength is its collection of primary texts from this period in Texas' history: "Broadside calling for all men to...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: Workers' Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
As America grew, so did its production of agriculture and manufacturing, leading to a rise in workers and their demands. Study the history of worker's rights in America from the Industrial Revolution to today. This collection includes 13...

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