Mexican-American War

http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/mexican.htm

Rating: 1, Awesome!

Description: The Mexican-American War Homepage provides a diary of battles, illustrations of important people and places, and first hand descriptions of the war. The text is written in English, with some original Spanish text included. Standards 4.3.5, 5.86 and 8.8.6

Resource Type: Compilation of Links.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 2160

Pictures of the Mexican War

http://www.dmwv.org/mexwar/mwart/prints.htm

Rating: 1, Awesome!

Description: This a large collection of paintings and illustrations dealing with Mexican-American War. Standards 4.3.5, 5.8.6 and 8.8.6

Comments: This a large, but organized, site. With so much to offer, students will need time to view thumbprints.

Resource Type: Photos or Pictures.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 2451

The US-Mexican War

http://www.dmwv.org/mexwar/mexwar1.htm

Rating: 1, Awesome!

Description: This large site offers text, images, documents, maps, and links concerning the Mexican-American War. While the text is rather long at times, and the documents tough reading for some 4th grades, overall this site contains valuable resouces for research. Standards 4.3.5, 5.8.6 and 8.8.6

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 3106

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=26

Rating: 1, Awesome!

Description: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico. By its terms, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including parts of present-day Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah, to the United States. By its terms the treaty changed the furtures of both nations and of the people who lived in those territories that changed ownership. Standards 4.3.5, 5.8.6 and 8.8.6

Comments: This Our Documents site has a facsimile of the original document, a transcription and background information to help the reader put the document in context.

Resource Type: True.

Resource ID: 3207

U.S. - Mexican War

http://www.dmwv.org/mexwar/mexwar1.htm

Rating: 1, Awesome!

Description: This is a great site for teachers and students to find primary source documents, images and a concise history of the Mexican-American War. Included is a collection of selected speeches, legislation, battle reports, and letters that were written during the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846-1848 and may be printed and used in the classroom. Standards: 4.3.0, 5.8.6 and 8.8.6

Comments: To find all of these materials in the same place is wonderful for creating document-based questions or class research projects. There is a special section for California.

Resource Type: Primary Source Text.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 3239

Fort Ross

http://www.mcn.org/1/rrparks/fortross/

Rating: 2, High!

Description: This site by the California Park Service covers the history and the people involved with the creation of Fort Ross. It discusses the history of the Russians in California. Standard 3.3.1 and 4.3.1

Comments: The pictures show the fort today.

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 1278

History of the Bear Flag Revolt

http://www.vom.com/bearflag/histry2.htm

Rating: 2, High!

Description: This website, developed for the 150th anniversary of Sonoma, California, provides great background on the Bear Flag Revolt. The bibliography links to pictures of original documents and flags. Standard 3.3.1 and 4.3.0

Resource Type: Secondary Text.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 1598

Homepage for Students of California History.

http://www.jspub.com/4thgrade.html

Rating: 2, High!

Description: This site has links to CA missions, Mexican California, Westward Movement and the Bear Flag Revolt from textbook "Oh, California". Standards 3.3.1, 3.2.3, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6, 4.2.8, 4.3.2, 4.3.3 and 4.3.5

Comments: This is a commercial site by Houghton Mifflin to accompany thier text Oh California!

Resource Type: True.

Resource ID: 1627

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/diplomacy/mexico/mxtreaty.htm

Rating: 2, High!

Description: This presentation of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which ended the Mexican American War, provides background, a map, and links to photo copies of the handwritten text of sections of the Treaty. Take time to read as much of Article X that is here. It was stricken out by the U.S. Senate before they would sign the Treaty. Standards 4.3.5, 5.86 and 8.8.6

Resource Type: True.

Resource ID: 3208

Welcome to the Bear Flag Museum

http://www.bearflagmuseum.org

Rating: 2, High!

Description: This online museum site offers a history of California's Bear Flag era with photos and drawings, a time line and a background essay. A bibliography is under construction. Standard 4.3.5

Comments: This site is the creation of flag enthusiast and amateur historian William Trinkle.

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Resource ID: 262