7.1A identify the major eras in Texas history and describe their defining characteristics: Republic; Early Statehood
7.1B explain the significance of the following dates: 1845, annexation
7.4A identify individuals, events, and issues during the administrations of Republic of Texas Presidents Houston, Lamar, and Jones, such as the Texas Navy, the Texas Rangers, Jack Coffee Hays, Chief Bowles, William Goyens, Mary Maverick, José Antonio Navarro, the Córdova Rebellion, the Council House Fight, the Santa Fe Expedition, slavery, and the roles of racial and ethnic groups
7.4B analyze the causes and events leading to Texas annexation such as security and public debt
7.4C identify individuals, events, and issues during early Texas statehood, including the U.S.-Mexican War, the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, slavery, and the Compromise of 1850
7.13A identify how the Texas Constitution reflects the principles of limited government, republicanism, separation of powers, popular sovereignty, and individual rights
7.13B compare the principles and concepts of the Texas Constitution to the U.S. Constitution, including the Texas and U.S. Bill of Rights
7.14B identify major sources of revenue for state and local governments such as property taxes, sales taxes, bonds, and fees
Essential Questions
What were the challenges of forming and maintaining the new Texan government?
How do Americans justify Manifest Destiny?
How does Manifest Destiny affect Texas?
Academic Vocabulary:
annex: to add on an additional part
compromise: a way of reaching agreement in which each person or group gives up something in order to end an argument or conflict
cession: something (power or territory) that is given up
debt: an obligation to do or pay something
executive: branch of government that enforces the laws
individual rights: the constitutional principle that people have rights that are protected by the government