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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Texas Navy: The Yucatan Alliance

For Students 9th - 10th
Read details about the Texas negotiations and alliance with the Yucatan rebels, who were also fighting the Mexican government. Includes a collection of primary texts: "Commodore Moore reports on the Yucatan cruise, December 1841,"...
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A&E Television

History.com: This Day in History:edwards Declares/texas Republic of Fredonia

For Students 9th - 10th
In an act that foreshadowed the American rebellions to come, read this short account of how Benjamin Edwards rode into Mexican-controlled Nacogdoches, Texas, and proclaimed himself the ruler of the Republic of Fredonia.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Lone Star Republic

For Students 5th - 8th
Why did Mexico encourage settlement of Americans in Texas? Why did the Americans chafe under Mexican rule? Find out how this led to the Texas Revolution and the declaration of Texas as an independent country.
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Lone Star Junction

Lone Star Junction: Lorenzo De Zavala (1789 1836)

For Students 4th - 8th
A short biography of Lorenzo de Zavala that outlines his many accomplishments in Mexican politics, and later in Texas.
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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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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Texas Navy: War With Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Santa Anna's retaliation after the siege of Bexar, and the battles on sea and on land that followed. This site's strength is its collection of primary texts from this period in Texas' history: "Broadside calling for all men to...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Texas Navy: The Tabasco Incident

For Students 9th - 10th
Edwin Ward Moore resigned from the U.S. Navy to "accept an appointment as commodore of the new Texas fleet." This site offers information on his first jobs as commodore, which included recruiting new sailors and marines, dealing with a...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Texas Navy: Back to Yucatan

For Students 9th - 10th
A peace agreement between the Mexican government and the Yucatan rebels was bad news for the Texas navy. How did Commodore Moore react? Read this article to find out, and check out useful primary texts: "Midshipman Alfred Walke describes...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: Workers' Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
As America grew, so did its production of agriculture and manufacturing, leading to a rise in workers and their demands. Study the history of worker's rights in America from the Industrial Revolution to today. This collection includes 13...
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Curated OER

History Matters: Wilson and Lansing on the u.s. Invasion of Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Secretary of State Robert Lansing's letter to President Woodrow Wilson urging the President to avoid the term "intervention" to characterize the U.S. 1916 invasion of Mexico to capture the revolutionary Pancho Villa.
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Mex Connect

Mex Connect: Glorious Innocent

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an in-depth look at Francisco Madero, a revolutionary in Mexico fighting for social reform. You'll find out about his background, beliefs, accomplishments, and eventual downfall.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Francisco "Pancho" Villa

For Students 3rd - 8th
Experience the life story of the legendary "Pancho" Villa. Hyperlinks to additional information.
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Other

Somos Primos: Hispanic Heritage and Diversity Issues

For Students 9th - 10th
Access is free. Articles explore topics such as Hispanic heritage, the Black/Latino connection, and Hispanic patriots involved in the American revolution. There is a database through which users post surnames they are hoping to trace the...
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PBS

Pbs: The Border: The Tampico Affair and the Speech From Woodrow Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
Read excerpts from President Wilson's speech following the American invasion of Veracruz after the Tampico incident. Includes photos.
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Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa

Red Escolar: Cantando La Revolucion

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. The Mexican Revolution (1910 - 1921) has been widely reported and studied through the songs that stayed in the voice of the people even after the fight ended. Besides having a historical value, it has a cultural and artistic...
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography-bibliograhy of "Bitter Bierce," the American newspaper columnist, satirist, essayist, short-story writer, and novelist who disappeared during the the Mexican Revolution.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Mexico History and Timeline Overview

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of Mexico including the Aztecs, Mayan, Spanish explorers, Cortes, the Mexican Revolution, and independence from Spain on this website.
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Arizona State University

Chicana and Chicano Space: Inquiry

For Students 9th - 10th
Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.
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TexasHistory.com

Texas history.com: Presidio La Bahia

For Students 9th - 10th
Presidio La Bahia is a restored Spanish fort in Goliad, Texas, and an important site in the Texas Revolution. This is where a mass execution took place in 1836 under the command of the Mexican General Jose Urrea.
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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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Curated OER

Washington post.com: The Rise & Fall of Mexican Politics

For Students 9th - 10th
This news story discusses the fall of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and the one-party system that ruled Mexico for 87 years. Two other parties, the National Action Party (PAN) and the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) are...
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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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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Cabrera, Portrait of Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz

For Students 9th - 10th
Miguel Cabrera's posthumous portrait of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz is a famous depiction of the esteemed Mexican nun and writer. Read her history and view the portrait on this site.
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Lone Star Junction

Lone Star Junction: Notable Texans Before 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
Lone Star Junction identifies an extensive list of high-profile Texans prior to 1900. A chart informs readers what general role in Texas history each person was involved in from Texas Revolution, Indian Wars, Civil War, and the...