Did you know that without the Mexican War, the United States would not include the states of Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada, Utah, and even parts of Colorado? Scholars learn a variety of interesting facts about the Mexican War by uncovering the information on a website. They view artifacts and important graphics and read passages for direct instruction.

Concepts

the mexican war, american history, texas, california, texas history, california history, the texas revolution, sam houston, the alamo, manifest destiny

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Combine with a unit on Manifest Destiny
• Extend learning by presenting a lesson about the culture of the Native American tribes discussed on the website

Classroom Considerations

• Requires Internet access for each individual or some additional prep work by using the printable format

Pros

• Explains each artifact in detail and gives information from the general history of the item
• The facts at the beginning of the website help to draw the reader in to learn more 

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.5.2 RI.5.4 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.4 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.4 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.4