Abraham Lincoln signed in 1863

Freed slaves in the confederate states

• happened in 1820
• was allowed to join the Union as a slave state
• states north were free states
• states south were slave states

His address was to:

-avoid debt

-avoid foreign alliances and to

-recognize the danger of political parties

they were an important part of the opening of the west

the transcontinental fostered great economic development along the routes

• They explored the Louisiana Territory
• Expedition of the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean

• stamp act
• boston massacre
• tea act
• intolerable acts

all led to this revolution...

• Led up to the revolutionary war
• Fight between English soldiers and American colonists

Purchased by Thomas Jefferson in 1803

Stretched from Mississippi River to Rocky Mountains; New Orleans to Canada

• Idea that the US should stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific
• Rationalized the westward expansion of the US
• "from sea to shining sea

4th President of the US

Main author of the US Constitution

Known as "no taxation without representation"

English tax on American Colonies

• Massachusetts
• Connecticut
• Rhode Island
• New Hampshire

are all...

A war in which a group of people from the same place or country fight each other

Was fought in America during 1860 and 1865

• diaries
• letters
• photographs
• nterviews
• eyewitness acounts

are all examples of...

Produced by people who did not actually witness or participate in the event

Newspaper, magazine articles, biographies, movies, and books are a few examples

• records made by people who saw and took part in an event
• actual documents and artifacts of history or historical events

• man made object
• can be a tool, weapon, pottery, art
• provides clues about the nature of culture
• represents a culture or group

• a book of maps
• can be political, topographic, or physical
• can show country, continent, time period, or geographic

• using cause and effect
• using frame of reference
• recognizing bias
• recognizing point of view
• recognizing propaganda

are all ways for using...

• to find suitable locations for the establishment of colonies
• to find resources and
• to establish routes

are reasons why the...

The year that Texas declares independence

The year the Battle of San Jacinto was fought

Their purpose was to:

• teach the catholic faith
• protect the interests of the spanish crown
• and to ensure self-sufficiency of the area

Revolution of colonists in Texas against Mexico

On October 2, 1835, the Battle of Gonzales begins this revolution

• known as the "Father of Texas"
• established the 1st Anglo colony in Texas

• a war for Texas independence
• Travis, Bowie, Crockett joins to help defeat Mexico
• happened in 1836
• Santa Ana kills Texans and 300 in Goliad are killed

title is Texas Our Texas

written by Wiliam Marsh & Gladys Yoakum Wright

He was the 1st to explore Texas in 1528

He was accompanied by an African named Esteban

• Spain
• France
• Mexico
• Republic of Texas
• United States
• Texas in the Confederacy

are different countries that controlled Texas and is known as the ...

• it is the final battle of the Texas Revolution
• Santa Ana surrenders to Sam Houston on April 21, 1836
• Treat of Velasco ends the Texas Revolution

what battle is this?

• he was the 1st President of the Republic of Texas
• he was Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of Texas

• he was the defender of the Alamo
• he wrote laws for Texas
• his laws are printed in Spanish and English

a scheme or effort to promote an idea or point of view by:

labeling, card stacking, testimonial, bandwagon, glittering generalities, and assertions

• identify the source
• look for evidence
• draw conclusions

are all ways for recognizing...

• a process of change
• families who adopt the language and customs of their new country