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The Progressive Era in Texas Newspaper Project
$3.00Texas History students review, or learn about, the people/events/trends/etc of the Progressive Era (including but not limited to prohibition, segregation, education, and the Galveston Hurricane of 1900) by creating a collection of newspaper front pages...$3.00 -
Texas During World War 1 Task Cards
$3.50Texas History students will complete 30 task cards to review World War I (Texas during WW1, WW1 in Texas). The questions are multiple choice, short answer, and image analysis covering the Stinson sisters, Pancho Villa, the Zimmerman Note (Telegram), the...$3.50 -
The New Deal in Texas PowerPoint and Primary Source Analysis
$4.50Texas History students will learn about Texas during the New Deal with this PowerPoint, comprehension tasks, creative tasks, and point of view primary source analysis. The presentation is a 12 slide overview and the activities file includes a matching...$4.50 -
Texas Revolution DBQ
$4.00Students analyze 15 documents (5 images and 9 text), answer 15 historical context questions, complete a sorting chart, and write a DBQ essay to review the causes of the Texas Revolution. There are 6 essay prompts for students to choose from (one allows...$4.00 -
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The Start of the Texas Revolution Mini Lesson
Now: $6.50Was: $8.00Students will learn about the Texas Revolution from the Battle of Gonzales to the Convention of 1836 by completing a stations/jigsaw activity and then going through a 17 slide presentation (saved as a PDF) with a note guide. Lastly they will...Now: $6.50Was: $8.00 -
Texas History Primary Source Image Activity Part 1
$3.00Students review key people and events related to the the early inhabitants of Texas, exploration, the Mexican War of Independence, and Colonization/the Old 300 by matching 20 historical images to a caption or dialogue exchange. This includes a teacher...$3.00 -
The Secession of Texas Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Texas History students will read and analyze 9 quotes regarding Texas secession prior to the Civil War by summarizing them, determining if the quote is for or against secession, and answering 14 questions. The quotes and points of view come from 3...$3.25 -
Texas During the Great Depression Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Texas History students will read and analyze an account of a woman who lived through the Great Depression in Texas, witnessed the WPA in action during the New Deal by answering 15 questions. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be...$3.25 -
The Republic of Texas Pamphlet Review
$3.25Texas History students review the different people and events from the Texas Republic by creating a pamphlet highlighting 6 people, events, challenges, successes, etc. There are 11 expectations for students to fulfill while balancing historical accuracy...$3.25 -
Fort St. Louis Primary Source Analysis
$3.00Texas History students will read an excerpt of Alonso de Leon's expedition to find La Salle's settlement at Fort St. Louis during the Age of Exploration, answer 9 questions, and complete one creative task. The answers are included where appropriate and...$3.00 -
Ft. St. Louis Webquest
$3.00Texas History students will take a closer look at the people and events at Fort St. Louis under Robert de La Salle during a unit on Texas Exploration with this webquest. They will answer 25 questions based on a specific section of texasbeyondhistory.net...$3.00 -
Texas Revolution Battles Chart
$3.00Students get a more in depth look at battles from the Texas Revolution by completing a 5 column graphic organizer and answering 9 questions. They pick 10 of 12 battles to research (or review from class) and fill in the battle name, when and where it...$3.00