Computer Lab & Divide Texas Into 5 States

Due Tue, 4/1 (no foolin')
1. Your assignment we began in class Friday (Dividing Texas into 5 States) is due Tuesday. Follow the directions on the handout. You can get a copy of the handout here.

Computer Lab - Mon, 3/31

1. Create an illustrated, multi-page Chapter Summary for Chapter 14.

2. Do it either in a Word document or a PowerPoint document.

3. Use the text from the Chapter Summary for your textbook. See the link to the left on this page. Copy and paste the text into the Word or PowerPoint document. Then add 6-10 pictures illustrating facts and concepts mentioned in the Chapter Summary. Be sure and include a map and pictures of the Mexican War and slavery.

CHART - The Republic of Texas: Problems & Policies

For Mon, 3/10

1. Finish the first two columns on the CHART - The Republic of Texas : Problems & Policies. There will be two separate grades, one for each column. You will be able to use this chart on the Houston vs. Lamar debate and on the MAJOR TEST over Ch. 12. This map will help you visualize how the Texans and Mexicans differed over the boundaries of the Republic of Texas.

Major Test: Texas Revolution

For Tue, 3/4: Major Test over the Texas Revolution
Study the following.
1. Chapter Summaries: The Texas Revolution (chart of Ch 9, 10, 11)
2. Maps/Timeline of Texas Revolution (the 11 x 17 sheet with 2 maps and a chart)
3. Textbook Pictures:
Ch. 9
205 - Battle of Gonzales
206 - Juan de Seguin, Tejano leader
207 - Newspaper advertisement calling for volunteers to help Texans in Revolution
211 - Ben Milam leads attack on San Antonio, December 1835
216 - Convention of 1836 adopts Texas Declaration of Independence
Ch. 10
225 - David Crockett
227 - William B. Travis - not an actual likeness
233 - Battle of the Alamo - painting done from 1876-1883
240 - Goliad Massacre
Ch. 11
248 - Runaway Scrape
254 - Map: Battle of San Jacinto
255 - The Battle of San Jacinto (1898 painting)
245 & 256 - Santa Anna surrenders to Sam Houston after Battle of San Jacinto
259 - San Jacinto Monument