Texas History Texas History
2008-2009
1st Six Weeks Assignment Calendar
1st Six Weeks Topics
Objectives for Texas History (Red-Master Objectives)
Discuss the geography of Texas, including major cities, physical feature, regions, sub regions, rivers, and climate.
Locate and describe the major Native American tribes of Texas, including the four cultural groups.Analyze the exploration of Texas by the Spanish and the French.Describe the
different Spanish Explores who mapped out Texas, and their accomplishments.
Discuss the Spanish Missions and Presidios in Texas, and the influences on the Native Americans.
Discuss and describe life in the missions for the Native Americans.
Analyze what lead to Mexican winning independence from Spain.
Discuss the new wave of settlement in Texas.
Describe Moses Austin goal for a colony in Texas.
Discuss the influences that Stephen F. Austin had on the early colonization of Texas.
Analyze the empresario system.
Discuss the cultural differences in Colonial Texas.
Analyze the changes in government imposed by Mexico on Texas.Describe the actions taken by colonists toward the Mexican government before
war broke out between the two groups.Analyze the Texas Revolution, including people, events, and battles.
Discuss the importance of the battle of the Alamo and Goliad.Locate all the major battles on a Texas map.
Discuss the causes of the Texas Revolution.
Evaluate and discuss the final battle of the Texas Revolution at San Jacinto.
Compare and contrast the leadership style of Sam Houston and Santa Anna.
Discuss the Republic of Texas.
Analyze the events between 1836-1845, including the four presidents of Texas.
Compare and contrast the four presidents of Texas.
Describe the period when Texas became a State in 1845.
Discuss the War with Mexico and Mexican Cession.
Analyze the growth of the state between 1836-1861.
Discuss the influences that the German culture had on Texas.
Discuss the causes of the Civil War.
Describe the major people and battles of Texas.
Discuss what life was like on the home front during the Civil War.
Analyze Lincoln and Johnson's Reconstruction Plan for Texas.
Compare the Radical Republicans' Plan to Johnson's Plan for Reconstruction.
Discuss the Cattle Industry, farming and Ranching in Texas.
Describe the importance of Manifest Destiny.
Analyze the Compromise of 1850.
Explain the importance of the Railroad and the telegraph.
Discuss the events that took place in Texas in the early 1900s.
Describe the effects that the 1900 Galveston Hurricane had on Texas.
Analyze the importance of the Oil Industry on Texas.
Describe the changes economically in Texas after the Civil War.
Analyze Texas in the Twentieth Century (1900-1950).
Discuss World War I and the effects on Texas.
Describe the boom period in Texas the 1920.
Analyze the stock market crash and the effects on Texas.
Explain how the Great Depression had small effect on Texas.
Discuss the Great Dust Bowl and the effects on farming and ranching in Texas.
Describe the many changes that Texas experienced in the 1920-1940.
Analyze the causes of World War II and the major effect it had on the home front in Texas.
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