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Bullock Texas State History Museum

Bullock Museum: Missionaries

For Students 9th - 10th
Immerse in the campfire stories of the people who defined Texas. Learn how small the separation between church and state in 17th century Spain affected Texas.
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Texas Public Broadcasting

Texas Pbs: Texas Our Texas: Revolution and Republic 1836 1845

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the once independent sovereign country called the Republic of Texas in North America that existed from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846.
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Texas Public Broadcasting

Texas Pbs: Texas Our Texas: Mexican Rule 1821 1835

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about how Mexico worked with the empresarios to bring settlers who would develop Texas for the Mexican government during the years of 1821 and 1835.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Nm: Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory

For Students 9th - 10th
United States Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory; site of the Manhattan Project.
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Daguerreotype Alamo Close Up

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online exhibit of photographs and other momentos from throughout the colonization of the Mexican territory as well as during the war.
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National Park Service: Bandelier National Monument

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the Bandelier National Monument located near Los Alamos, New Mexico. This area is "Best known for mesas, sheer-walled canyons, and the ancestral Pueblo dwellings found among them, Bandelier also includes over 23,000 acres of...
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PBS

Pbs: J. Robert Oppenheimer 1904 1967

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from PBS provides biographical information about J. Robert Oppenheimer, and his involvement with the atomic bomb.
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Legends of America

Legends of America

For Students 9th - 10th
"A Travel Site for the Nostalgic and History Minded". If you love history, you'll love this site. Featured is much detailed information on history, people, legends, ghost towns, outlaws, and so much more.
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San Jacinto Museum of History

San Jacinto Museum: Battle of San Jacinto: Commanders: Martin De Cos

For Students 9th - 10th
In this brief biography from San Jacinto Museum, you read about Martin Perfecto de Cos, brother-in-law of Santa Anna, and career soldier in the Mexican army.
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Tuscon Weekly Arts and Leisure: A Persistence of Vision

For Students 9th - 10th
This article offers a detailed discussion of the longtime collaboration between Lanford Wilson and Marshall Mason. The article provides a great deal of quoted material from both men.
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Hillcrest High School: Us History: Expansion in Texas [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This chapter covers a time in Texas history during the mid-nineteenth century when Mexico offered land grants to American settlers, but conflict developed over religion and other cultural differences.
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Legends of America

Legends of America: Texas Legends: San Antonio a Mecca for History Buffs

For Students 9th - 10th
A history buff's delight with this brief look at the history of the city of San Antonio, Texas.
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San Jacinto Museum of History

San Jacinto Museum: Battle of San Jacinto: Commanders: Manuel Castillon

For Students 9th - 10th
San Jacinto Museum offers this brief biography of the compassionate general, Castrillon, who was killed at the Battle of San Jacinto.
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San Jacinto Museum of History

San Jacinto Museum: Revolution: Timeline of Events

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents a six-year timeline from April, 1830, when the Mexican government outlawed emigration of American settlers into Texas to the April, 1836, the Battle of Jacinto. Links to websites for additional information.
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Texas Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set uses illustrations, documents, and photographs to tell the story of the Texas Revolution.
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Dorothy Sloan: Rare Books: Auction 21: Davy Crockett Almanacs

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains pictures of the covers of several years' worth of Davy Crockett almanacs from the 1830s to 1850s. You can click on each cover to enlarge it. Scroll to the bottom of the page to click on the description page.
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Atomic Bomb: Decision

For Students 9th - 10th
An indexing page which links to several pages of letters, diary excerpts, public reports, and personal correspondence relating to the use of the first atomic bomb. Includes letters and petitions drafted by scientists involved with the...
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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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Gallaudet University: Reading Exercise: Erastus Smith

For Students 9th - 10th
This biographical sketch provides interesting details about the Battle of San Jacinto, in which Erastus Smith played a vital role.
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University of Oregon

University of Oregon: Mapping History: Texas: 1836

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very simple map showing the Republic of Texas and the territory disputed with Mexico in 1836.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Texas Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and detailed facts about the Texas Revolution that resulted in the establishment of the Republic of Texas.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Texas Revolution

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart gives an overview of the Texas Revolution. Using a mind map and a time line, students are visually drawn in to the events leading up to Texas gaining independence from Mexico. Links to...
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Alamo Close Up

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online exhibit of photographs and other momentos from throughout the colonization of the Mexican territory as well as during the war.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: David Crockett

For Students 9th - 10th
(1786-1836) Frontiersman that later became a politician and died in the battle of the Alamo.

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