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.

Site provides information on the major concepts that fueled the Chicano Movement: focus on politics, economic change, education reform, challenging the Catholic Church, cultural renaissance, and Chicano expression.

In the words of Stephen F. Austin from 1823, he advertises for his countrymen to settle in Texas.

Read about early struggles between Americans and the Mexican government in this article from the Texas State Library. The Turtle Bayou Resolutions were made by rebels against Mexican rule. Click on the document to enlarge it and to read...

This in-depth resource presents a history of the American West from pre-Columbian times until World War I with profiles, documents, and images. It encourages visitors to link these into patterns of historical meaning for themselves....

Dual-language site containing images and documents that show the role Mexican Americans have played in the history and development of Arizona.

A look into Austin's Colony, the first and largest Anglo-American settlement in Mexican Texas which was established by Stephen F. Austin in 1821.

Read excerpts from President Wilson's speech following the American invasion of Veracruz after the Tampico incident. Includes photos.

Northern fur seals breed on islands near Russia, Alaska, and California, but not necessarily on the island where they were born females tagged as pups have been found breeding on other islands. The seals range widely in the North...

This resource presents information about the Spanish influence in California before the Gold Rush.

Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.

A history of the Yokut Indians and Wars that followed with changes in Hispanic California.

Students in Mexico answer questions about their lives, comparing their experiences to those of American children. They talk about popular names, celebrations, food, geography, social and environmental issues, the economy, history,...

This is a collection of 24 Grade-Leveled texts (5-11) on the topic of Immigration. Most Americans can trace their ancestry back to immigrants coming to the New World. Learn about America's history of immigration, particularly during the...

Brief biography of Texas historical writer includes helpful information regarding Texas history of the 19th century.

A chronological timeline of early European exploration and development in Texas spanning from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries.

Click-through facts-and-photo file about Mexico's geography, nature, history, people and culture, and government. Includes a map of the country that pinpoints its North American location and a video about the spectacular Copper Canyon in...

This article focuses on issues concerning President Trump's proposed Border Wall with Mexico to stop undocumented immigration.

Kids learn about Cinco de Mayo. The history and facts about this holiday celebrating the heritage of Mexican Americans.

Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.

This site, part of a larger lesson plan about immigration from the Library of Congress, provides interviews that students had with immigrants from around the world.

A history of immigration timeline, which discusses and illustrates periods of U.S. immigration history, pre-1790 through 2000.

Latinos, also referred to as Hispanics, lived in North Carolina in relatively small numbers until the 1980s, when many people of Mexican and Central American descent began coming to the state in search of seasonal farm work. By the end...

Theater was and is an important cultural point in entertainment for Hispanics. Cine El Rey symbolized part of that cultural importance. Learn about it's history here.