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PBS

The Border: 1821 Mexican Independence From Spain

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief recounting of the way Mexico was able to gain its independence from Spain. From PBS.
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Lin and Don Donn

Lin and Don Donn: Mexico's Drive to Independence

For Students 9th - 10th
Personal site from Don Donn dedicated entirely to Mexico's drive for independence. It is divided into sections that talk about events leading to Mexican independence, biographies on prominent figures in the uprising, and it also contains...
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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Texas Independence: Mexican Texas 1821 1836

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the sequence of events in Texas from 1821 to 1836 that led up to the Mexican-American War.
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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Mexican American War Timeline 1846 1848

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline showing the events between 1821 and 1845 that led up to the Mexican-American War, followed by one with the major events of the war from 1846 to 1848.
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Other

Inside Mexico: Don Miguel Hidalgo: Father of Mexico's Independence

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of Miguel Hidalgo, a priest who helped Mexico gain its independence from Spain.
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Texas A&M University

Sons of De Witt Colony Texas: Manuel De Mier Y Teran

For Students 9th - 10th
A very long and detailed site from Texas A&M University with information on the military and political life of Manuel de Mier y Teran, "tragic friend and last hope for Mexican Texas."
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Other

New World Encyclopedia: Mexican War of Independence

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the early nineteenth century armed conflict between the people of Mexico and the Spanish rule.
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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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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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PBS

The West: Stephen Fuller Austin (1793 1836)

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS presents a biography on the life of Stephen Fuller Austin. Known as "The Father of Texas," Stephen F. Austin established the first Anglo-American colony in the Teas province of Mexico and saw it grow into an independent republic.
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Texas A&M University

Sons of De Witt: Susannah Wilkerson Dickinson, Alamo Widow and Survivor

For Students 9th - 10th
This webpage on the life of Susannah Dickinson (1814-1883) includes the text of an interesting letter from Mexican General Santa Anna to the people of Texas, written after the Alamo.
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Other

Austin Community College District: Convention, Washington on Brazos

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed description of the Convention of 1836, a meeting of elected delegates in Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas shortly after the Texas Revolution began.
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Other

The Historical Text: Mexico's 19th Century Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
This history survey examines the issues that faced Colonial Mexico (New Spain), a vast territory characterized by a stable and responsive government, a wealthy and balanced economy, and a multiracial society that enjoyed considerable...

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