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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: David Gouverneur Burnet 1788 1870

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting profile of David G. Burnet, who fought for Texas independence from Mexico and served many political offices in Texas. Links to additional information on Texas history.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of Texas historical writer includes helpful information regarding Texas history of the 19th century.
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Evolution of the Texas Flag

For Students 4th - 8th
Explains the history of the Texas state flag.
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Lone Star Junction

Lone Star Junction: Early Texas Baseball

For Students 4th - 8th
Some wonderful early history of baseball in Texas in the last half of the 19th century, where teams even traveled by stagecoach to get to a game. Describes the beginning stages of the Texas League, which still exists today.
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Other

Community Profile Network: Hereford History

For Students 9th - 10th
Why does Texas have a county called "Deaf Smith"? Discover this hero of Texas independence who was a hearing-impaired mounted scout during the struggle with Mexico.
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Son of the South

Son of the South: Texas Independence Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the history of the independence movement in Texas in the lead-up to the Texas Revolution and to its becoming a republic.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Women's Tennis Club at University of Texas, 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's a brief article on the history of women's sports in the U.S. along with photos from the women's tennis club at the University of Texas. Part of a larger exhibit on the history of women's rights and voting.
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Lone Star Junction

Lone Star Junction: The Texas State Song: Texas, Our Texas

For Students 3rd - 5th
Some history and the lyrics of Texas, Our Texas, the official state song of Texas.
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Lone Star Junction

Lone Star Junction: The Constitution of Texas

For Students 4th - 8th
A brief history of the Texas Constitution that exists today. Includes a link to the full document.
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Lone Star Junction

Lone Star Junction: Baseball Cards of Early Texas

For Students 4th - 8th
Describes two of the earliest baseball card sets ever produced, and the associations to Texas that each had. These were issued in 1910.
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Anglo American Colonization in Texas: Agriculture

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the agricultural differences between the Upper and Lower South of Texas prior to the Civil War.
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Lone Star Junction

Lone Star Junction: The Capitols of Texas

For Students 4th - 8th
Information about the eight different capitol buildings used by Texas from the start of the Republic of Texas up to the present. Includes drawings and later photos.
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Lone Star Junction

Lone Star Junction: Money of the Republic of Texas

For Students 4th - 8th
Information about the currency that was used by the Republic of Texas, and the difficulties encountered with it.
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Anglo Amer. Colonization in Texas: Food Production

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the role Texas played in trading food crops in the mid-1800s.
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Lone Star Junction

Lone Star Junction: Flags of the Texas Revolution

For Students 4th - 8th
Describes eleven different flags that were flown by various groups during the Texas Revolution in support of various beliefs and causes.
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Lone Star Junction

Lone Star Junction: Presidents of the Republic of Texas (And Their Cabinets)

For Students 4th - 8th
Portraits of the presidents of the Republic of Texas, with the names of their cabinet appointees.
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Lone Star Junction

Lone Star Junction: The Texas State Flag

For Students 3rd - 5th
Some history and facts about the state flag of Texas.
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Lone Star Junction

Lone Star Junction: The Texas State Seal (Obverse and Reverse)

For Students 3rd - 5th
Some history and facts about the state seal of Texas.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: List of Wounded During the Storm of Bexar, December 1835

For Students 9th - 10th
View an original spreadsheet denoting casualties and their status after the storming of a Mexican fort at Bexar (now San Antonio), Texas on December 5-10, 1835. Click the link to read a history of the event.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: History: Mexican American War for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the Mexican-American War fought over the land rights to Texas after the Texan Revolution on this site.
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Other

Humanities Texas: Texas Originals: Jane Y. Mc Callum

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Jane McCallum, who lived from 1877-1957. She was a leading figure in the women's suffrage movement. The text on this page is also available as an audio recording through a side link.
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Other

Texas Beyond History: Camp Ford: From Training Camp to Prison

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of Camp Ford and the living conditions for the captured Union troops who were prisoners of war there.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: John Henninger Reagan (1818 1905)

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of John Henninger Reagan that focuses on his professional and political life.
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Texas A&M University

Sons of De Witt: The Cordova Rebellion

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information about Vicente Cordova, a Mexican who led a rebellion against the Texans in 1838. Here you can read a diary and other firsthand narrative accounts of this rebellion.

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