| Spain, the U.S. and the American Frontier: K-12 Resources |
| This pathfinder provides a selected listing of web sites that provide links to information about online K-12 resources which relate to the presentation Spain, the U.S. and the American Frontier.
For additional information about materials at the Library of Congress, consult its online catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov).
The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning early Spanish colonial history is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 140 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/). Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.
One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects for Latin American history is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/cb/barbados/),
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| California Missions Interactive: An Internet Field Trip (http://www.rawbw.com/~cmi/) |
| Two bicyclists developed this site after touring 12 of the 21 California missions. Throughout their trip they kept in constant contact with fourth graders who were studying the missions. Links include trip reports, photos and a prospective curriculum. |
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| The Journeys and Expeditions of Columbus, Cortez, De Soto, Drake,Marquette and Joliet (http://library.thinkquest.org/6297/) |
| Website includes biographies and educational facts regarding six explorers. This site, available through ThinkQuest, also serves as a teaching aide and contains activities suitable for elementary school students. ThinkQuest is an international educational website-building competition sponsored by the Oracle Education Foundation. Participants include teachers and students, ages 9 through 19, from all over the world. |
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| The Learning Page -- Community Center -- Exploration and Explorers (http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_exploration.php) |
| A Library of Congress resource for teachers and students. Provides online links related to the topic at hand, lesson plans, bibliography and other useful connections. |
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| McAllen Memorial Library “American History 1700-1799” (http://www.mcallen.lib.tx.us/library/child/homework/am1799.htm) |
| A finding aid created by the McAllen Memorial Library in McAllen, Texas, this site contains web links on subjects including the Spanish colonies in North America, explorers, and the Texas mission system. |
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| Teacher Oz’s Kingdom of History: From Colonies to Revolution (http://www.teacheroz.com/colonies.htm) |
| A web resource created by a high school teacher for other teachers. Contains web links on many topics relating to exploration including both timelines and primary documents. |
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| Voyage of Exploration: Discovering New Horizons (http://library.thinkquest.org/C001692/) |
| An interactive website created by a team of both high school students and teachers from all over the world. Contains a database of “Great Explorers”, expeditions and both online and offline teaching lessons. Dutch and English language. |
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