1. American History Unit: Westward Expansion Lesson Plan #19: Texas War of Independence Objective
SWBT explain how the Texas war of Independence as part of the Western Expansion of U.S.

2. American History Unit: Westward Expansion Lesson Plan #19: Texas War of Independence Agenda
Do Now
Discuss Do Now
Mini-lesson
PPT: Intro and Texas War & Alamo – Highlight
PPT: Questions and answers
Video: Summary
Video: Excerpt of Davy Crocket

3. DO NOW
Can you think of any reason why you might want to leave your home and move to another place? Why? Write about 5 minutes to explain.

4. DO NOW
Who were the Texans trying to gain freedom from?

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