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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Langston Hughes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
If you are looking for biographical information on Langston Hughes and/or excerpts and reviews of his work, this site is a bonanza! The table of contents makes it easy to click to the section you want.
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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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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Yellow Journalism and Fake News: Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about the rise of yellow journalism and the fine if occasionally wavering line between sensationalism and fake news in this series of videos from the American Masters film Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People. Learn about the...
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Jose Marti

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed biography of Jose Marti and his work. Be sure to check out the external links on the bottom of the page for more in-depth information about the time period of the Spanish-American War. The chronology link in particular is great.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th
Listing of and excerpts from Twain's works regarding the war in the Philippines.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: How u.s. Cities Tried to Halt the Spread of the 1918 Spanish Flu

For Students 9th - 10th
How U.S. city officials responded to the 1918 pandemic played a critical role in how many residents lived and died. In the late summer of 1918, the devastating second wave of the Spanish flu arrived on America's shores. Carried by World...
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Article
Other

Pa'lante Latino: Galvez's Contribution to the American Revolutionary War

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the contributions of Spanish governor Bernando De Galvez during the American Revolutionary War. Deemed a war hero, Galvez's efforts for freedom have made him a legacy within Latino society.
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Primary
Other

Story of My Capture

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains the story of a Filipino officer who was captured during the U.S.-Philippine War.
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Primary
University of Vienna (Austria)

University of Vienna: Interview With General Aguinaldo

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete text of an interview with the famous Filipino leader conducted by an American historian.
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Primary
Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma Historical Society: W. Pollock: Pawnee Indian and Artist [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A short account featuring the life of a Pawnee Native American who adapted to the ways of the Americans and later served in Roosevelt's Rough Riders.
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Website
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: The Gilded and the Gritty: America, 1870 1912

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Ninety-four primary sources-historical documents, literary texts, and visual images-that explore the challenges, opportunity, and turmoil of late-nineteenth-century America. They examine the economic expansion in an America re-united...
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Cuba Libre! [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The rationale behind the United States' going to war against Spain was to insure Cuba's independence. Read the highlights of the Proctor Report, President McKinley's message to Congress asking for intervention, and the Teller Resolution...
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Manuel Rojas

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the Library of Congress, includes a brief synopsis of Rojas during his war years. The information, while short, is factual and worth checking out on the subject.
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Curated OER

Battle of Santiago July 3, 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains historical information on the Battle of Santiago that took place during the Spanish-American War.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Vizcaya Out of Action

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains historical information on the Battle of Santiago that took place during the Spanish-American War.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Transports on the Move to Cuba

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains historical information on the transportation of soldiers who fought in the Spanish-American War. It discusses the difficulties of moving so many soldiers to Cuba and the Philippines.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Us Army of Occupation in Havana

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the causes of the Spanish American War. Its battles and the aftermath.
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Graphic
Curated OER

General Wheeler

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the causes of the Spanish American War. Its battles and the aftermath.
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Curated OER

Troops Departing for Manila Fron San Francisco

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the causes of the Spanish American War. Its battles and the aftermath.
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Curated OER

Memorial Day, 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
A political cartoon depicting a Union and a Confederate veteran united in support for the Spanish-American War. A painting entitled Twelve-Inch Gun depicting elegant officers and ladies aboard a battle ship, civilizing gentility and the...
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Website
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Paul Revere: (Spanish)

For Students 9th - 10th
Paul Revere was a great patriot on horseback, but he did much more than that in the Revolutionary War. This resource uses popups for the photos. (In Spanish)
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: The Native American Chief Who Drove Out Spanish Colonists and Nearly Expelled the English

For Students 9th - 10th
In the summer of 1561, Spanish explorers abducted Opechancanough, a Powhatan Indian youth from the Chesapeake Bay tidewater region and brought him to the royal court of Spain. The kidnapping set off a chain of events that would alter the...
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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Louisiana and Britain

For Students 9th - 10th
One of Jefferson's acts doubled the area of the country. At the end of the Seven Years' War, France had ceded to Spain the territory west of the Mississippi River, with the port of New Orleans near its mouth -- a port indispensable for...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: Po'pay: The Little Known Pueblo Hero Who Led the First American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Nearly 100 years before the American Revolution, another war of independence took place on American soil -- against Spanish colonizers. Coordinated by Tewa leader Po'Pay, the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 saved Indigenous cultures from...