Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Mexican War of Independence
Find out about the Mexican War of Independence, which was a series of revolts that grew out of the increasing political turmoil both in Spain and Mexico at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
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Texas State Historical Association: Progressive Era
Read about the first two decades of the twentieth century, when Texans shared the optimism and confidence that permeated American society in the time period called the Progressive Era.
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Texas State Historical Association: Gutierrez De Lara, Jose Bernardo Maximiliano
Find out about Jose Gutierrez de Lara, Mexican revolutionary and diplomat. Read about how Gutierrez de Lara was obsessed with the idea of freeing Mexico from Spain.
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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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Texas State Historical Association: Mexican Colonization Laws
Read about the Colonization Law of August 18, 1824 where a Mexican statute allowed foreigners to immigrate to the country.
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Texas State Historical Association: Evolution of the Texas Flag
Explains the history of the Texas state flag.
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Texas State Historical Association: Dates and Definitions for Major Eras in Texas History [Pdf]
A list with descriptions of the major eras in Texas history.
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Texas State Historical Association: Political Parties
Explains the evolution of political parties in Texas, from many parties in the nineteenth century, into the two parties that dominate Texas today.
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Texas State Historical Association: Mexican Texas [Pdf} [Pdf]
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. For this lesson, students research Mexican history between the years 1810-1836 and complete a...
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Texas State Historical Association: Annexation
Read this brief overview of the events leading to the annexation of Texas to the United States in 1845.
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Texas State Historical Association: Media in Texas [Pdf]
An activity guide where pupils refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this instructional activity, they learn about newspapers, radio, and television in Texas.
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Texas State Historical Association: Health and Science in Texas [Pdf]
An activity guide where learners refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, they research health care services in Texas counties and compare these to birth...
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Texas State Historical Association: Water Resources [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 learn the difference between primary and secondary streams, then research and...
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Texas State Historical Association: Texas in Conflict, 1900 1920 [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, students read a section on Texas history between 1900-1920 and find the answers...
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Texas State Historical Association: Texas Hall of Fame [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 some of the Texans who became famous, to create their own 'Texas...
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Texas State Historical Association: Texas Talk [Pdf]
Learn to appreciate the regional accent of a Texan, and to speak like one too. Includes a link to a Texas pronunciation guide.
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Texas State Historical Association: Elisabet Ney
A biographical profile of the Texas sculptor Elisabet Ney, who lived from 1833-1907.
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Conservation History Association of Texas: The Texas Legacy Project: Maps
A collection of links to a variety of maps and exercises about state resources, and help give historic background and regional context to the environmental issues that arise in Texas.