7th Grade TEKS Unit 6: Republic of Texas and Early Statehood | Texas History

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Early Challenges of the Republic of Texas

• Why Mexico refused to recognize the Republic of Texas
• Economic instability
• A small and weak navy

Annexation of Texas

• Why Texas wanted to be annexed
• Why the U.S. initially declined to annex Texas
• Debate over the annexation of Texas
• The Convention of 1845
• What led to Texas eventually being annexed by the United States

Presidencies of Sam Houston

• Addressing Texas land policy
• Unrest in the Texas Army - Felix Huston
• Unrest in the Texas Navy
• Instability on the Texas Frontier
• Conflicts between Texas Settlers and Native Americans
• The Cordova Rebellion
• Economic policy
• The Tehuacana Creek Treaty
• The Regulator-Moderator War

Presidency of Mirabeau B. Lamar

• Political differences between Sam Houston and Mirabeau Lamar
• Expulsion of the Cherokee from Texas
• Battle of the Neches
• Conflicts between Texas Settlers and the Comanche
• The Council House Fight
• The Battle of Plum Creek
• Education policy

Texas Capitals

• Which Texas cities have served as the former Republic's and state capital
• Why it has moved several times

Texas Republic Foreign Policy

• The Santa Fe Expedition
• The Archive Wars
• The Mier Expedition
• Conflicts involving the Texas Navy
• Undefined international border with Mexico

People of the Republic of Texas

• Factors behind the Republic's rapid population growth
• Immigration and the Republic of Texas
• African-Americans, Native Americans, and Tejanos in the Republic of Texas

Life during the Republic of Texas and Early Statehood

• Role of farms, ranches, and plantations
• Living in settlements and cities of the Republic
• Land Speculation
• Arts, Culture, Education, Religion, and Transportation in the Republic of Texas

Constitution of Texas

• Three branches of the Texas state government: Executive, Legislative, & Judicial
• Duties and responsibilities of each branch of government

Mexican-American War

• Causes of the Mexican-American War
• Role of important individuals in the conflict, such as U.S. President James K. Polk, John Slidell, General Winfield Scott, and several others
• The Siege of Fort Texas
• Texans in the U.S. Army
• How the Texas Rangers played a role in the War

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Mexican Cession
• How the Compromise of 1850 resolved existing land disputes between Texas and those of the New Mexico Territory

Early Political Parties in Texas

• Role they played in early Texas politics
• Overview of the Democratic, Whig, and Know-Nothing Parties
• Texas Governors such as Hardin Runnels & Sam Houston

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This incredible unit covers the following TEKS 7th grade social studies standards:

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