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Unit 13

Opening the Texas Frontier

U.S. Army vs. Native Americans

Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek

(Salt Creek Massacre)

Buffalo Hunters

Quanah Parker

Buffalo Soldiers

The Cattle Industry

The Cotton Industry

Cowboys vs. Indians

Railroad Industry

A park in Fort Worth, Texas named after Quanah Parker, the last Comanche War Chief

During Unit 13...

We will understand how individuals, events, and issues shaped the expansion of the Texas frontier.

We will identify significant individuals, events, and issues, including the factors that led to the expansion of the Texas frontier, the effects of westward expansion on American Indians, the Buffalo Soldiers, and Quanah Parker.

We will identify significant individuals, events, and issues, including the development of the cattle industry from its Spanish beginnings and the cowboy way of life.

We will identify significant individuals, events, and issues, including the effects of railroad expansion and the contributions of James Hogg.

We will explain the political, economic, and social impact of the agricultural industry and the development of West Texas resulting from the close of the frontier.