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Photograph of Zachary Taylor
The Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco displays the history of the Mexican-American War, including an explanation of border changes in the California and Mexico areas. It also discusses the idea of Manifest Destiny.
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Etc: Maps Etc: General Scott's Campaign in Mexico, 1847
A map of the 1847 campaign of General Scott from Veracruz to the City of Mexico during the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). The map shows the battle site of the Castle of San Juan Ulloa, Cerro Gordo, Molino Del Rey, Chapultepec, Casa...
US Department of State
Bureau of International Information Programs: History Outline: Sectionalism
Article reviews several conditions of American society that sowed the seeds of civil war, particularly slavery and sectional conflict.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Admission of States to the Union, 1899
A map from 1899 of the United States showing the growth of the nation from the original States in 1783 to the admission of Utah into the Union in 1896. The map shows the Northwest Territory claimed at the end of the American...
Texas A&M University
Sons of De Witt Colony Texas: Gutierrez De Lara: In Nuevo Santander
Jose Gutierrez de Lara, the first governor of Mexican Texas, was determined to free Mexico from Spain. Read about the early Texas settlement of Nuevo Santander, and how it was settled by Spanish American colonists.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar
Brief biography of Texas historical writer includes helpful information regarding Texas history of the 19th century.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: David Emanuel Twiggs
David Emanuel Twiggs (1790 - July 15, 1862) was a United States soldier during the War of 1812 and Mexican-American War and a general of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was one of the oldest generals on...
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La Voz De Aztlan: Chronology of Hector P. Garcia's Life
A chronology of the life of Hector Garcia, founder of the American G.I. Forum, and Latino civil rights activist.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Albert Sidney Johnston
(1803-1862) American soldier who fought in the Black Hawk War, the war for Texan independence, the Mexican War, and was killed at Shiloh in the Civil War where he was fighting for the Confederate army, commanding the forces in the west.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George B. Mc Clellan
George Brinton McClellan was born at Philadelphia, December 3, 1826. He was for two years a student in the University of Virginia, but in 1842 he became a cadet at West Point, where he was the youngest in his class. He made his mark,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George Gordon Meade
(1815-1872) American soldier in the Mexican War and Union general in the Civil War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General W. S. Hancock
(1824-1886) American soldier that served in the Mexican War, Seminole War and ion the Western Frontier.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Alexander Logan
(1826-1886) American soldier and statesman who fought in the Mexican War. US Senator from Illinois.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Lorenzo Thomas
General Lorenzo Thomas, born in Newcastle, Del., October 26th, 1804, died in Washington, D. C., March 2nd, 1875, was graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1823; served in the Florida and Mexican Wars, and received the...