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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas Presidents & Vice Presidents

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the Presidents and Vice Presidents of the Republic of Texas, 1836-1846.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Hard Road to Texas 1836 1845: Texas Annexation

For Students 9th - 10th
It took "nine long and bruising years" for the Republic of Texas to join the United States. Why did it take so long? Who were the people involved in this process? Explore the Texas Annexation through the articles, artwork, and documents...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Presidents of the Republic of Texas: David G. Burnet

For Students 9th - 10th
Described as "dignified and articulate," David Burnet was the first president of Texas, whose "controversial policies" that failed to unite Texans. Read about his early life and how he attained the presidency, and check out primary texts...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Presidents of the Republic of Texas: Sam Houston (1)

For Students 9th - 10th
Samuel Houston's influence on Texas' early history is immeasurable. Get to know this Texas president through this site, complete with primary texts and timelines, and learn why this man was president, not once--but twice. Includes...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Presidents of the Republic of Texas: Mirabeau B. Lamar

For Students 9th - 10th
Why was Mirabeau B. Lamar coined the "Father of Texas Education"? Why was his term as Texas president marred with failure? Explore this Texas president--his early years, his years as president, and later years--through primary texts,...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Presidents of the Republic of Texas: Sam Houston (2)

For Students 9th - 10th
What happened to Sam Houston after his first term as president of Texas? How did he come to take office again, after Mirabeau B. Lamar? Find the answers to these questions and others, and explore the personal life and second presidency...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Presidents of the Republic of Texas: Anson Jones

For Students 9th - 10th
Anson Jones, the fifth president of Texas, led Texas as it became the 28th state of the United States. Explore his early years, learn how he attained the presidency, and check out primary texts and timelines that provide a complete look...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Fortune Favors the Brave: The Story of the Texas Navy

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the Texas Navy, which "provides a unique insight into the early Republic, its politics and personalities and its fight for survival." This online exhibit is organized into various detailed sections including "The First Navy,"...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Hazardous Business: The Railroads Come to Texas: Railroad Regulation

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about regulations that kept the early Texas railroad system safe, and check out an "Inspection report for the Houston & Great Northern, 1871." Also, learn how the Civil War affected the railroad and how it was rebuilt following...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Portraits of Texas Governors

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the lives of Texas' governors. This site organizes the governors into six eras: Early Statehood (1846-1861); War, Ruin, and Reconstruction (1861-1874); The Wild West (1874-1887); Texas Rising (1887-1915); The Politics of...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: To Love the Beautiful: The Story of Texas State Parks

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn much information about the history of Texas and in particular its state parks. Includes suggested reading material and links to related sites.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Governors of Texas

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographies of the Governors of Texas from 1846 to the present.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Who Was Known as The...?

For Students 9th - 10th
Who Was Known As the Father of Texas? Who Was Known As the Yellow Rose of Texas? This resource identifies a selection of famous people from Texas history, and provides a biography for each.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Traditional Songs and Rhymes in Spanish

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Traditional Spanish songs that can be heard with Real Player. It includes the Spanish and English words for the songs. Find rhymes, fingerplays and games.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Mission Possible: Spy a Book! (Bilingual Resources)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Explore history, culture, adventures, spies, secret codes, and mysteries through this collection literary activities and resources. Includes poems, clip art, and ideas for crafts.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: Detail From Holland's Magazine, March 1918

For Students 9th - 10th
In this cover art, see an example of how the Texas-based women's magazine "Holland" encouraged women to work as part of the war effort during the Great War.
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Everything you wanted to know and more about Harry S. Truman, from biographical information to love letters.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Medea (Euripides)

For Students 9th - 10th
MIT offers an online version of the classical play "Medea" by the Greek playwright Euripides.
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Other

Nypl Online Exhibition Archive: Russia Engages the World 1453 1825

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhibition that looks at Russia's emergence over the period 1453-1825 from a position of isolation into one as a world power. St. Petersburg, founded in 1703, played a significant role in facilitating interactions with the larger world.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Middle School Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Math Forum provides a list of links to many questions from the Dr. Math archive about exponents. This is a good site to use to direct you to different but associated information on the subject.
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Other

Internet Archive: The Crooked Man and Other Rhymes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A copy of an old book filled with children's nursery rhymes from the Children's Book Collection from the Library of the University of California. Click through the book to read the rhymes and see the pictures.
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Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech: Digital Library: Female Victims in Lois Duncan's Novels

For Students 6th - 8th
This site from the Digital Library and Archives contains a paper analyzing the female victims in Lois Duncan's books. The author finds Duncan does a good job of avoiding stereotypes in her portrayal of female protagonists.
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Emory University

Emory University Libraries: Global Health Chronicles: Smallpox Eradication

For Students 9th - 10th
Archive documents the efforts undertaken to eradicate smallpox.
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Library of Congress

Loc: History Firsthand: Primary Source Research

For Teachers 2nd - 8th Standards
History Firsthand has been designed to provide elementary children with experiences which enable them to begin understanding primary sources. Students move from personal artifacts to the vast American Memory collections and learn how...