[Free Registration/Login Required] Presents the history leading up to Texas declaring its independence in 1836, and becoming the Republic of Texas. The original document, a transcript of the declaration, and questions for discussion are...

In this lesson plan, Students examine the Texas Declaration of Independence and compare it to the United States Declaration of Independence for similarities and differences, with particular attention paid to the terminology used in these...

Read some first-person excerpts taken from Texas letters accounting events from the Mexican War for Independence from Spain.

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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...

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.

This resource presents a brief timeline of the events surrounding the Texas Revolution and the Republic of Texas with hyperlinks for more information.

Take a peek inside the Republic of Texas' relations with the Native Americans in the early nineteenth century.

An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson plan, students examine the history of Texas from 1821-1833, the lead-up to the...

This set contains questions about statistics regarding the chi-square tests for independence and for homogeneity of proportions. The student learns to develop hypotheses, find the test statistic, and reach a conclusion.

Students will create a scatter plot for the data in the USA TODAY Snapshot, "Cropland value grows," and identify the independent and dependent variables for the data. The students will find the rate of change for the data and label this...

Using the USA TODAY Infograph, "More students apply early," students will explore scatter plots and independent and dependent variables. Students will determine a best-fit regression model for the real-life data set and then use the...

This is a LearningCheck document that review systems of equations. It involves vocabulary such as consistent and independent, as well as various methods for finding a solution.

Read about General Teran, a Mexican general who fought for Mexican independence in the Mexican and Texan revolutions.

Students understand how tests of significance can be performed with confidence intervals. They use a simulation to clarify the meaning of a hypothesis. Students examine large sample tests for a proportion, mean, difference between two...

In this activity, students use TI-Interactive! or TI-83/84's to explore the independence of vertical and horizontal velocity components for swimmers crossing a river.

In this activity, students will apply the Chi Squared test for independence to a data set of high school AP Statistics Exam scores. They will set up a two-way table and calculate the chi squared test statistic by hand.

Students explore nonparametric tests for dependent and independent data samples.

Students use a Force Sensor to collect weight versus number data for a collection of identical pennies and model the data using a linear equation. They will then interpret the slope as it relates to independent and dependent variables.

This biography of Erastus Smith includes a deed to property in San Antonio granted to him by an Act of Congress, as well as other correspondence about Smith. Highlights his role as scout during fight for Texas independence.

A brief biography of James W. Fannin that describes the role he played in the struggle for the independence of Texas, and his tragic end at Goliad in 1836.

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....

A map from 1898 of Texas showing the capital at Austin City, principal cities and towns, railroads, rivers, and coastal features. "Lone Star State. Origin of name not definitely known; supposed by some to have been name of Indian tribe....

A good description of the energetic life of this Texas colonizer. Following his father's lead, Austin leads Americans to Texas and works for years at improving the colony and working to pacify the Mexican government as well. (In Spanish)