Constitutional Rights Foundation
Plyler v. Doe: Can States Deny Public Benefits to Illegal Immigrants?
Illegal immigration is an ever-changing source of consistent controversy. A reading passage about the rights of undocumented workers and illegal immigrants—and the lack thereof—guides high schoolers into a mock trial activity. Three...
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A Visit to Mexico City: An Introduction to World Communities
Third graders complete a variety of activities as they take an imaginary trip to Mexico City, complete with passports, maps, and Spanish dictionaries. They write postcards to send home and create items to sell at the market. The unit...
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Exploration and Settlement of the American Southwest
Students scrutinize the Zuni Pueblo Revolt in this seven lessons unit on early Spanish explorers in the American southwest. The discovery of the Spanish missions, the search for the seven cities of gold, and particular geological...
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Perfect Postcards: California
It's time to hear about some adventures in travel! The Transcontinental Railroad changed life and travel in the United States during the 1800s. Practicing online research skills, pupils discover the features they would like to visit on...
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Raton Pass and Glorieta Battlefield
Students complete a variety of activities that go along with the study of and possible fieldtrip to Raton Pass and Glorieta Battlefield on the Sante Fe Trail in New Mexico.
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Border History
Learners research primary sources to construct an outline of a border city's history.
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Trinity Site
In this word search activity, students solve a word search by locating forty words related to the Trinity Site. The word list includes ground zero and hot.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Nm: Barrio De Analco Historic District
Historic district including the oldest house in the state of New Mexico, and the oldest Catholic church in the continental United States.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New Mexico: San Gabriel De Yungue Ouinge
First Spanish capitol of New Mexico.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New Mexico: Las Trampas Historic District
Founded in 1751 by twelve Spanish families from Santa Fe; known for the church of San Jose de Gracia.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico: Pecos Pueblo
An image of the Pecos Pueblo.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico: Kit Carson House
Home of frontiersman Kit Carson.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico: Seton Village
An image of Seton Village.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico: Ernie Pyle House
Former home of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico: Abo
Pueblo ruins, and ruins of a Spanish mission, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico: Hawikuh
Largest of the Zuni pueblos; founded in the 13th century.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico: Mesilla Plaza
An image of the Mesilla Plaza.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New Mexico: White Sands v 2 Launching Site
An image of the White Sands V-2 Launching Site.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New Mexico: Bandelier Natl Monument
Includes Frijoles Canyon; contains (restored) ruins of dwellings, kivas, rock paintings and petroglyphs.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico: Watrous
Mountain and Cimarron Cutoff routes of Santa Fe Trail joined here.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico: Palace of the Governors
Adobe structure; construction began in 1610; served as the seat of government in New Mexico for centuries; oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico: Glorieta Pass Battlefield
Site of decisive American Civil War Battle of Glorieta Pass.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico: Fort Bayard Site
Site of an 1866 post of Buffalo Soldiers.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New Mexico: Petroglyph Natl Monument
Variety of cultural and natural resources including five volcanic cones, hundreds of archeological sites and an estimated 25,000 images carved by native peoples and early Spanish settlers.