Texas Revolution

Texas History students review what they learned about the Texas Revolution by creating a one pager addressing 10 different aspects of the causes, events, people, and effects of the revolution. A written academic requirement is included for the border...

Students will read a brief letter written by Santa Anna in 1874 regarding the events at the Alamo. The letter is a response to a request for additional information on the Battle from 1836. They will answer 9 questions, complete two tasks, and analyze two...

Students 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...

Students 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...

Students 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...

Texas History students will read the "Victory or Death" letter William B. Travis wrote during the Battle of the Alamo "to the People of Texas and all Americans in the World" and answer 13 questions. This would be great for a sub and the answers are...

Texas History students will read 3 accounts of the Runaway Scrape from the Texas Revolution and answer 17 questions (including comparing and contrasting the accounts). The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a...

Texas History students will read and analyze the public Treaty of Velasco from the end of the Texas Revolution by answering 13 questions and completing 2 tasks (one academic and one creative). This would be great for a sub and the answers are included...

Students will read and analyze an account of the Battle of the Alamo from the point of view of a Mexican soldier and 2 accounts from survivors of the Alamo by answering 16 questions and completing 4 extension tasks (points of view, a museum exhibit, news...

Students will review key people and events related to the causes of the Texas Revolution and the Revolution itself by matching 20 historical images to a caption or dialogue exchange. This includes a teacher information page which explains the activity in...

Texas History students will read and analyze the Turtle Bayou Resolutions from the Mexican National Era by answering 11 questions and completing a creative task. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where appropriate...

Texas History students will read a one page overview of the Battle of San Jacinto from the Texas Revolution and 6 statements/accounts related to the battle and its outcome. They will then answer 13 questions and complete 2 creative tasks. The answers are...