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Handout
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Stephen F. Austin

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this short biography of Stephen F. Austin, complete with links to primary documents involving the empresario known as "The Father of Texas."
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Website
University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Zachary Taylor: A Life in Brief

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the excellent site about Zachary Taylor and his life and presidency from the Miller Center, this article gives you a look at Taylor's life in brief, focusing on his military career, and the politics of slavery that affected...
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Unit Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Woodrow Wilson and Foreign Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough review of Woodrow Wilson's foreign policies in these four lessons offered by EDSITEment. Learn the origins of "Wilsonianism," Wilson's views on relations with countries in Latin America, Wilson's decision to enter World War I,...
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PPT
Virginia History Series

Virginia History Series: Virginia Antebellum (1800 1860) [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
From 1800-1860, America went through rapid growth and development. View this slideshow to see pictures, charts, maps,primary source documents and a detailed timeline of Virginia during the Antebellum Era.
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Article
Texas Public Broadcasting

Texas Pbs: Texas Our Texas: Early Statehood 1845 1861

For Students 9th - 10th
Examines the circumstances surrounding Texas's entry into the Union in 1845 as a slave state. It was an uneasy union, with ongoing controversy around the issue of slavery. This lasted through the Mexican-American War and helped to...
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Samuel Colt

For Students 9th - 10th
One-page profile of influential innovator, Samuel Colt, whose vision and ideas created the revolving pistol that was later used in the Mexican American War and the Texas Revolution.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: An Uneasy Peace

For Students 5th - 8th
See what turmoil resulted from the acquisition of new territory after the Mexican-American War. There was great disagreement between those who wanted to abolish slavery and those who wanted to be able to carry slavery into the new lands....
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn interesting facts about the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended the American Mexican War (1846-1848).
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: The Mexican War Gen. Taylor's Operations in Northern Mexico, 1846 1848

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the area of the campaign of General Taylor during the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), showing the sites of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Fort Brown, Matamoras, Monterey, Saltillo, and Buena Vista.
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Article
Other

Mexican Culture Preservation League: Galvez, Spain and American Revolution [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Spanish war effort during the American Revolution and how it helped change the course of the war. Spanish governor Bernando De Galvez also had a hand in the contribution, making him a hero.
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Handout
Son of the South

Son of the South: The History of Texas: Battle of Medina

For Students 9th - 10th
Written in the style of a narrative of events, read the stories surrounding the Battle of Medina in the Mexican War for Independence from Spain.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1844 1877: Quiz 1

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick five question quiz over US history in the mid 1800s.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1844 1877: The Compromise of 1850

For Students 9th - 10th
The Compromise of 1850 acted as a band-aid over the growing wound of sectional divide.
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Graphic
University of Texas at Austin

Center for American History: Texas, Texans, and the Alamo

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online exhibit of photographs and other momentos from throughout the colonization of the Mexican territory as well as during the war.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Texas State History for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Texas including early explorers, Native Americans, Mexican-American War, Republic of Texas, and the Civil War.
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Handout
Other

Miwok Yokut Raids Into Mexican California, 1830 1840

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of the Yokut Indians and Wars that followed with changes in Hispanic California.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: New Perspectives on the West

For Students 9th - 10th
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....
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Handout
US Department of State

Bureau of International Information Programs: History Outline: Sectionalism

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reviews several conditions of American society that sowed the seeds of civil war, particularly slavery and sectional conflict.
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Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Zoot Suit Riots

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Like other big cities, Los Angeles has had its share of unrest, even riots in some instances. In this lesson plan, the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943 are investigated to figure out what caused the event.
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Website
Oakland Museum of California

Gold Rush: California on the Eve Californios

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents information about the Spanish influence in California before the Gold Rush.
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Article
Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Battle of Medina

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise synopsis of the Battle of Medina, a part of the Mexican War of Independence against Spanish authority in Mexico.
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Handout
Texas A&M University

Sons of De Witt Colony Texas: Gutierrez De Lara: In Nuevo Santander

For Students 9th - 10th
Jose Gutierrez de Lara, the first governor of Mexican Texas, was determined to free Mexico from Spain. Read about the early Texas settlement of Nuevo Santander, and how it was settled by Spanish American colonists.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: The Apache Woman Warrior Who Helped Lead Resistance to European Invaders

For Students 9th - 10th
A lesser-known warrior, Lozen, an Apache, or Nde, woman also resisted European domination. Known for her bravery, military prowess, and dedication to her people's safety during a tumultuous period in Apache history, Lozen was a warrior...
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Handout
Civil War Home

Home of the American Civil War: Winfield Scott

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of the famous Union military commander who devised the Anaconda Plan, Winfield Scott. Information is from the book, "Winfield Scott, the Soldier and the Man," by Charles W. Elliot.

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