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Civic's Resources: Texas v. Gregory Lee Johnson
In August 1984, the Republican National Convention was held in Dallas, Texas. On August 22, a group of about 100 demonstrators marched through the streets of Dallas to dramatize the consequences of nuclear war and protest certain...
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Hazardous Business: The Oil Wars
Part of a lengthy discussion of the oil business in Texas, the first two pages of this site give the early history of the oil industry in Texas.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Hazardous Business: Line and Lands of the Texas & Pacific Railway, 1873
Here's a map showing the Texas & Pacific Railway. Click on link to get larger version which shows the route across Texas as well as an inset which shows how the railway connected to other railroads in the U.S.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas Joins the Battle: Schedule of Houston and Texas Central Railway, 1879
See what cities were connected via the Houston and Central Texas Railway after the Civil War by looking at this railway schedule from November 7, 1879. This series of primary source documents details the growth of interconnectivity of...
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: Anglo American Colonization in Texas: Agriculture
Outlines the agricultural differences between the Upper and Lower South of Texas prior to the Civil War.
Lone Star Junction
Lone Star Junction: Notable Texans Before 1900
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...
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Texas Historical Commission: Texas Time Travel: World War I
This guide takes the reader back in time to experience and understand the impact of World War I on Texas and Texans in the early twentieth century.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Civil War on the Home Front [Pdf]
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, they research what life was like on the home front in Texas during the Civil War.
Texas A&M University
Sons of De Witt Colony Texas: Nueva Espana Nuevas Philipinas Provincia De Tejas
Read some first-person excerpts taken from Texas letters accounting events from the Mexican War for Independence from Spain.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Chaplain Harry Jones: Conducts a Funeral Ashore
Account written by Rev. Harry Jones, who served as the chaplain aboard the Battleship TEXAS. Chaplain Jones went ashore to aid the wounded and bury the dead as the First Marine Battalion was fighting to secure Guantanamo during the...
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Ben Love: First Texas Volunteer Infantry Writes Home From Cuba
Letter from Ben Love to Charles Johnson written from Cuba during the Spanish-American War, explains how days of the men in service were spent during the occupation.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Aboard Texas, at the End of the Battle of Santiago
Account of events that took place on the TEXAS at the conclusion of the Battle of Santiago.
Texas A&M University
Sons of De Witt Colony Texas: The Constitution of the Mexican United States
A reprinting of the Constitution of the Mexican United States written in 1824 following the overthrow of the Mexican Empire of Agustin de Iturbide in the Mexican War of Independence.
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Texas Military Forces Museum: Pictoral History of 36th Division in World War Ii
A compilation of interesting photos from World War II, European Theater. Pictures include action in Italy, France, Germany, and Austria.
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Texas Navy Association: Ships of the Texas Navy [Pdf]
These sketches depict various Navy ships of the Texas Navy from the early to mid-twentieth century.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Battle of Medina
A concise synopsis of the Battle of Medina, a part of the Mexican War of Independence against Spanish authority in Mexico.
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Celebrating Texas: Jose Bernardo Maximiliano Gutierrez De Lara [Pdf]
An informational text piece about the Mexican War of Independence against the Spanish. The student activity also contains review questions which challenges the students to critically think about the topic.
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Texas Beyond History: Texas and the Western Frontier
Read about the expansion of the frontier in and around Texas during the middle of the nineteenth century as the Civil War was coming to an end.
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin: The Audie Murphy Story
Dr. Don Graham, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin, presents The Audie Murphy Story, an American WWII hero.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Fort Scott National Historic Site: The Mexican War
This is a very brief overview of the Mexican War, organized into the following sections: "Zachary Taylor's Army," "The Army of the West," and "Invasion of Mexico City." Includes links to related articles and websites.
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American Civil War Homepage: Declaration of Causes of Seceding States
Included is "Declaration of Immediate Causes which Induce and Justify the Secession - from the Federal Union" of each state in the Lower South.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Literary Text: Imagery, Metaphor, and Simile
Writers use sensory imagery ("smelled the salty air"), similes ("like a strong man playing tug-of-war"), and metaphors ("the waves roaring in my ears") to capture the reader's imagination. In this lesson, you will learn how to identify...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Texas State History for Kids
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Texas including early explorers, Native Americans, Mexican-American War, Republic of Texas, and the Civil War.
University of Texas at Austin
Center for American History: Texas, Texans, and the Alamo
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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