1. Welcome to 7th grade Texas History!!
Howdy y'all
Welcome to 7th grade Texas History!!

2. What do you think of when you hear the word
"Texas"?

3. Think, Pair, Share

4. oil?
cowboys?
cattle?
boots?

5. the Alamo? horses? tawlkin’ kinda funny? Whoa, podna’.
I’m the law in these here
parts, and I reckon it’s time
you mosey up the road a fur piece.
tawlkin’ kinda funny?

6. It doesn’t matter if you are from
Alaska
Japan or
France...

7. ...people definitely have an image of Texas in mind.
What is it about Texas that captures the imagination?

8. What makes Texas so unique?
Its history!!!

9. Texas has been a part of
Spain
Mexico
France

10. Texas joined the Confederacy during the Civil War.
We are obviously part of the US today, but would you believe...

11. Texas was its own country at one time?
The Republic of Texas

12. No other state can claim such a unique history.
Because of our unusual history, Texans have developed a unique cultural identity.

13. language history religion geography government music economy art
A culture is the common way of life of a group of people. Culture includes:
language
Howdy!
history
religion
geography
government
music
economy
art

14. There is a real confluence of cultures in Texas.

15. Think of culture as many rivers.
Rivers sometimes flow into each other. This is called a confluence.

16. Cultures do the same thing.
European immigrants
Mexican
French
Spanish
Native American
American
Texas has been shaped by the confluence of cultures that have “flowed” through our history.

17. This year we will explore Texas’s unique history and cultural identity.
Let’s take a look at the units we will study.

18. Unit 1: Geography, Native Americans, and Exploration.

19. Unit 2: Struggle for Independence
The Texas Revolution

20. Unit 3: Republic to Reconstruction
Frontier Life
Mexican War
Civil War
Statehood
Westward Expansion
Frontier Wars

21. Unit 4: Growth and Development

22. We will be learning about Texas history from the earliest Texans to the present.
How do I know what is important to remember when studying this unique state?

23. So….
saddle up
and git ready for a bronc ridin’, barn burnin’, foot stompin’ good time in...
Texas History!