This is Douglas Hales' home page for students in Texas History at Temple College. You will find links to things of interest in Texas and Texas History. Students will also find information about the class on Texas History at Temple College. 

Class hand outs and assignments for Texas History 

Syllabus for the Texas History Class

A over view of the Texas History Class 

Chapter 1 terms and essay questions

Geography and Native Americans in Texas 

Chapters 2 and 3 terms and essay questions

Spanish in Texas 

Chapter 4 terms and essay questions

Mexican Period 

Chapters 5 and 6 terms and essay questions

The Texas Revolution 

Chapter 7 terms and essay questions

The Republic of Texas 

Chapters 8 and 9 terms and essay questions

Early Statehood 1846-1861 and Pioneer Institutions 

Chapters 10 and 11 terms and essay questions

The Civil War and Reconstruction in Texas 

Chapter 12 terms and essay questions

Post-Reconstruction to 1890 in Texas 

Chapter 13 terms and essay questions

Indians and Cattle in Texas post Civil War 

Chapter 14 terms and essay questions

The Age of Reform 1890-1910 

Chapter 15 terms and essay questions

Life in the early 1900's 

Chapters 16 and 17 terms and essay questions

Texas between 1910 and the Depression 

Chapter 18 terms and essay questions

World War II and after 

Chapters 19 and 20 terms and essay questions

Politics 1962-1996 and Economy and Culture of Texas 

Book Review Hand Out

How to do the book review for Texas History. 

Reading assignment for Nov. 1 on Reconstruction

George Peoples et al., letter to President Grant dealing with Reconstruction in Groesbeck.

First Internet Assignment 

How to do the first assignment using the internet.  

Second Internet Assignment

How to do the second assignment using the internet. 

Links of interest for people in Texas

Texas Council for the Humanities-Interactive

Online exhibit for the Texas Humanities Resource Center a lot of need things. 

Gault Site

Gault Site  is largest Clovis culture site.  Gault Site is in Bell County.

Texas Beyond History

Texas Beyond History site is a large site dealing with pre-historic and historic Native Americans that includes information about Gault Site and many other archeological sites. It has link for teachers that includes lesson plans. Texas Beyond History is a project by the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory and the Texas Archeological Society.

Texas Native Americans

A general over view of most Native Americans who have lived in Texas. 

La Salle Shipwreck Project

News source of the excavation and conservation of the Belle, one of La Salle's ships with a lot of photo's. 

Daughter of the Republic of Texas Library

The Alamo, the story of the mission, fortress, and shrine, with illustrations. Books dealing with county history in Texas and other interesting information about Texas.

San Antonio Missions

This is mainly a visual site of missions along The Mission Trail in San Antonio. The site was developed by the teacher.

El Paso Missions

This is a site by the city of El Paso.  It has a link that is very good showing visuals of the Spanish Missions of El Paso area and the history of the Missions.

Brazoria County Museum Home Page: Where Texas Began

This is a good site for teachers. It really is in two parts, Austin Colony, which covers from Pre-historic Native Americans though founding of Austin Colony and a Civil War and Reconstruction site. 

The United States-Mexican War

Provides in-depth information on the U.S.-Mexican War (1846-1848), including reading lists, biographies, maps and a lot more.

Lone Star Junction

Links to many sites on the web having to do with Texas 

Texas History Online

Website of the Texas State Historical Association. Links to numerous other Texas history sites. 

Institute of Texan Cultures 

Information about the Institute in San Antonio, its exhibits and library, teacher training programs and other activities 

TravelTex: Interactive Map

This site has Texas by geographic regions with links to most Texas towns on the Internet 

Historical Documents & Other Information: Texas General land Office

Archives of the Texas General Land Office dating to Spanish times, Texas Land Grants and Map Collection. 

Texas Map Collection

Maps of Texas cities and the State of Texas with many different links. 

Texas Treasures at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Historic documents and artifacts from Texas history including William Travis's letter from the Alamo, vote for annexation, and other documents. 

Yahoo! Texas Government

Links to about all of the boards, commissions, departments, offices, ect. you can think in Texas. Historical Commission, the Attorney General office and about 50 others are linked to this site. 

Temple College Library Electronic Catalog

This Electronic Catalog for Temple College. You can use it to find book on Texas for your book reviews.

The Story of Texas:  Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum    Austin's newest museum that has three floors of  state-of-the-art exhibits that trace Texas history from Native Peoples to recent times.