Laura Ewing President/CEO Texas Council on Economic Education

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(13) Economics. The student understands patterns of work and economic activities in Texas. The student is expected to: (A) explain how people in different regions of Texas earn their living, past and present; (B) explain how geographic factors have influenced the location of economic activities in Texas; (14) Economics. The student understands how Texas, the United States, and other parts of the world are economically interdependent. The student is expected to: (B) identify oil and gas, agricultural, and technological products of Texas that are purchased to meet needs in the United States and around the world; and

(12) Economics. The student understands the factors that caused Texas to change from an agrarian to an urban society. The student is expected to: (A) explain economic factors that led to the urbanization of Texas; (B) trace the development of major industries that contributed to the urbanization of Texas such as transportation, oil and gas, and manufacturing; and (13) Economics. The student understands the interdependence of the Texas economy with the United States and the world. The student is expected to: (A) analyze the impact of national and international markets and events on the production of goods and services in Texas such as agriculture, oil and gas, and computer technology; (C) analyze the impact of significant industries in Texas such as oil and gas, aerospace, medical, and computer technologies on local, national, and international markets.

1. how Texans make a living 2. where people settle

1. demand supply goods and services profit 2. pricenatural resources entrepreneur production Civil War land labor capital 3. interdependent

What would life be like if there was no cotton? How important is cotton production to the economy of Texas? How has the production of cotton changed in TX? What role does cotton play in economic interdependence? What role does the climate and soil play in where cotton can be grown? What economic concepts apply to the production of cotton?

1. 1. Please number the paragraphs on pages Think: please read your paragraph(s) and think of a creative way to provide others with the main points Share: please share key points you have learned.

1. Natural resources-land 2. Labor Factors of Production 3. Capital

1. The Allen brothers and Buffalo Bayou? 2. Cotton and slavery before the Civil War? 3. Why did immigrants come to Texas after the Civil War? 4. How does the cotton crop connect Texas to the nation and to the world? What Is the Connection Between…?

1. Jeans? 2. Socks? 3. Other? Are you wearing cotton?

1. What role does geography play in the growth of cotton? 2. Where is it grown?

1. Review the figures on page If you were a producer of cotton goods, what product would you produce and why?

1.Read page Where are the Brazos and Colorado Rivers? Why was cotton grown here? 3.How is production of cotton labor intensive? 4.What is the timeline for production of cotton?

1.Read page What type of work would you like to do the most? The least? Why?

1.Read page What differences do you see? 3.Why do you think that west Texas was able to produce cotton by 1929?

1.How is cotton production different today? 2.How would economic activities differ? 3.What role has technology played in the changes in production? 4.How has the role of human labor changed over time?

1. How has cotton been an economic milestone? 2. What role did it play with Texas’ involvement in the Civil War?