Texas History Video

Study Cowboys and Trail Drivers using Online Video

Use these 6 online educational video titles to ride with the cowboys and trail drivers and discover the legends of the Wild West. Also, learn how Americans accomplished their settlement of Texas. Learn how Texas won its independence from Mexico as brave men battled the odds to defend the Alamo and defeat General Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto. Learn how the Texas Longhorn earned its place in American history and how it shaped the future of America's cattle industry. Discover the influence of the railroads on western expansion and on the trail drives. Differentiate the myth from the reality of the cowboy.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn how Texas won its independence from Mexico as brave men battled the odds to defend the Alamo and defeat General Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto.
• Learn how the Texas Longhorn earned its place in American history and how it shaped the future of America's cattle industry.
• Discuss the influence of the railroads on western expansion and on the trail drivers.
• Differentiate the myth from the reality of the cowboy.

• History > American Pioneering Experience > Old Texas And The Trail Drivers
• The Spanish South West (Runtime: 03:51)
• American Settlement of Old Texas (Runtime: 02:21)
• Texas Revolution (Runtime: 07:06)
• Cowboys and Cowgirls (Runtime: 03:17)
• The Great Cattle Drives (Runtime: 05:29)
• Lawmen and Outlaws (Runtime: 02:17)