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University of Texas at Austin

Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection: u.s. Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site find any type of map on the U.S. and any of its states here. Great site for teachers to print out maps to use in the classroom.
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US Census Bureau

U.s. Census Bureau: State & County Quick Facts: Texas

For Students 9th - 10th
Facts about the population demographics of Texas, categories of businesses, and basic geography.
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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Map of Early Indian Tribes in Eastern u.s.

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the land inhabited by Indian tribes in the eastern part of the United States before European settlement. Map shows linguistic stocks as well as culture areas, major, and minor tribes.
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University of Texas at Austin

Ut Library Online: Historical Maps of the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive collection of Historical United States maps from the University of Texas Library Online cover early inhabitants, exploration and settlement, territorial growth, military history, and later historical maps. These maps are...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Estados Unidos De America: Texas

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a map of Texas in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the state of Texas. Land mass, population, elevation, industry, agriculture, minerals, and resources are among the topics addressed. Also...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Hazardous Business: Line and Lands of the Texas & Pacific Railway, 1873

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Curated OER

Perry Castaneda Map Collection: Admission of States and Territorial Acquisitions

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's a map to show you when states were added to the Union. It also shows territories and when they were acquired.
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Curated OER

Mexicans Emigrate the United States in El Paso, Texas

For Students 9th - 10th
Mexicans coming to the United States through an El Paso, Texas immigration station. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1938.
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Curated OER

Famous Texans: Sam Houston

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can learn all about Sam Houston, "Governor of two states, president of the Republic of Texas, U.S. senator, and military hero, was one of the most colorful figures of 19th-century America." Trivia and quotes are also included.