Use online dictionaries to define vocabulary words and create a visualization of word meanings through digital art. Middle schoolers go online to define assigned vocabulary words. They visualize the meanings of the words in photo...

High schoolers evaluate various methods of sampling opinions, consider the role of polling in elections, and consider the role of media reporting in the outcome of elections. They gain skills they can use to analyze and evaluate media...

Why would American citizens emigrate to Spanish-held, and later Mexican-held Texas? Read about the reasons, their grievances against their Mexican rulers, and the eventual revolution that brought independence to Texas.

Read about the victory that allowed volunteers from the U.S. to move into Texas, thus beginning the Texas revolution in 1835. Explore the San Felipe incident and the man behind it, merchant Thomas F. McKinney, and check out related...

This collection uses primary sources to explore the Texas Revolution.

Read about the importance of the support of various Indian tribes in the success of the Texas Revolution. See primary sources that explore this topic.

The complete text of the classic book Remember the Alamo by Amelia E. Barr, which follows the lives of a family living during the Texas Revolution.

Describes eleven different flags that were flown by various groups during the Texas Revolution in support of various beliefs and causes.

This primary source set uses illustrations, documents, and photographs to tell the story of the Texas Revolution.

A brief description of the Battle of Gonzales on October 2, 1835 when the Mexicans attempted to take a cannon and were rebuffed, precipitating the start of the Texas Revolution.

Following the "seizure of the Mexican cannon at Gonzales," the Texas Revolution began. What did Texas do to ensure that the coast would be safe during the war? Read about the Texas Privateers and their part in the Texas Revolution.

Website details the decisive battle which concludes the Texas revolution, and the implications of the Texas victory. You can view two documents listing the dead and wounded of both the Texans and Mexicans.

What happened to the Texas Navy when the revolution was over and Texas was annexed by the U.S. in 1846? Check out primary texts from this time in Texas' history to research this topic: "First four pages of Edwin Moore's claims for...

Though brief, this section from the Texas State Library gives an account of Americans besieging Bexar (San Antonio), capturing Mexican pack animals, hoping to find gold, but finding only grass. Click on the document to go to a...

Describes in detail the events that unfolded at Gonzales in 1835, sparking the beginning of the Texas Revolution.

This informative site from the Texas State Library tells of the siege of Bexar and includes several documents, including Gen. Cos' surrender terms, to click on to enlarge. Transcriptions are provided.

Learn about the life of William B. Travis, a southern lawyer who died at the battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. Includes a timeline.

A teacher guide designed to support a visit to the Bullock Museum, but can be used on its own using available resources. Includes information, discussion questions, activities, and worksheets. The module looks at Texas in 1835-1836,...

Here is a copy of the original manuscript of the Texas Declaration of Independence. This 12-page document includes line-by-line transcription.

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

A biography of Mary Maverick, who lived along the Texas frontier after the Texas Revolution. Her diaries of her life as a frontier woman provide firsthand accounts of historic events from that time.

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...

What role did the Texas Navy play in the aftermath of San Jacinto? This site provides the answer while offering a look into this time in Texas' history and the Texas fleet through primary texts: "Commodore Henry Thompson details his...

By 1837, the Texas needed new ships, as the first ships were either "wrecked, captured, or seized by creditors." Learn how the second navy was formed by reading primary texts from this time in Texas' history: "S. Rhodes Fisher, the...