Social Studies:
Texas History
Unit 1: Thinking Like a Geographer
Students will apply their knowledge of geographic tools, including grid systems, legends, symbols, scales, and compass roses, to construct and interpret maps
Unit 2: American Native Americans in Texas
Students will explain the economic activities various early American Indian groups in Texas and North America used to meet their needs and wants such as farming, trading, and hunting.
Unit 3: Exploration and Missions
Students will summarize motivations for European exploration and settlement of Texas, including economic opportunity, competition, and the desire for expansion.
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Students will identify the accomplishments and explain the impact of significant explorers, including Cabeza de Vaca; Francisco Coronado; and René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, on the settlement of Texas.
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Students will explain when, where, and why the Spanish established settlements and Catholic missions in Texas.
Unit 4: Colonization & Revolution
Students will identify reasons why people have adapted to and modified their environment in Texas, past and present, such as the use of natural resources to meet basic needs, facilitate transportation, and enhance recreational activities
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Students will analyze the causes, major events, and effects of the Texas Revolution, including the Battle of the Alamo, the Texas Declaration of Independence, the Runaway Scrape, and the Battle of San Jacinto.
Unit 5: Republic & Statehood
Students will describe the successes, problems, and organizations of the Republic of Texas such as the establishment of a constitution, economic struggles, relations with American Indians, and the Texas Rangers
Unit 6: Civil War & Reconstruction
Students will describe the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Texas.
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