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Description
OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students will examine the six primary terms of Texas’ annexation to the United States. Students will summarize the terms and analyze each term’s potential effect on Texas and the United States.
LESSON TIME
This lesson will take approximately 45 – 60 minutes.
Exact times may vary based on the specific needs of individual classes.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
- What were the terms the United States government set for Texas annexation, and how did they affect both Texas and the U.S.?
Teacher Tools
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Lesson Plan, Teacher Guide, Primary Sources Used
Downloadable/editable versions of this lesson plan, including a step-by-step guide through the lesson. When applicable, a list of primary sources used in the lesson is also included.
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This ready-to-use classroom slideshow contains the warm-up exercise, the daily objective, the “We will / I will” statements, and the essential question for the lesson.
It guides the class through the assignment providing larger versions of images, visual representations of the directions, and supports for reading and answering questions including sentence stems for in-class responses. It concludes with the exit ticket.
Student Activities
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Warm-up and Exit Ticket
In this printable warm-up / bell-ringer activity, students will read a primary source excerpt from a Texas newspaper published in 1845 which provides one point of view on annexation from the people of Liberty County. Students make a claim about how the majority of citizens of Liberty County felt about annexation using evidence from the primary source excerpt.
In this exit ticket, students will choose one term from the day’s lesson and make a claim about whether they believe the majority of Texans supported or opposed their chosen term. Students provide justification for their claim. This activity is designed to be printed double-sided. The warm-up and exit
The Warm-up and Exit Ticket document includes two warm-ups on the front of the page and two exit tickets on the back of the page. This formatting reduces the number of copies needed, as teachers will cut each printed page in half. Each student will receive a half-page with the warm-up on the front and the exit on the back.
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Grade Level Work
In this printable assignment, students will respond to short, constructed response questions with sentence stems to guide responses, multi-select questions, and multiple-choice questions to evaluate and analyze the six primary terms of Texas annexation to the United States.
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In this printable assignment, students will respond to short, constructed response questions with sentence stems and response options to guide their responses, multi-select questions and multiple-choice questions with one answer option eliminated. These questions are intended to help students evaluate and analyze the six primary terms of Texas annexation to the United States.
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In this printable assignment, students will respond to short, constructed response questions, multi-select questions, and multiple-choice questions to evaluate and analyze the six primary terms of Texas annexation to the United States.
Sources
Previews and links to sources referenced in this lesson.
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The Texas Capitol: A History of the Lone Star Statehouse
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Telegraph and Texas Register, Houston, April 9, 1845
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Voting results tally sheet, October 13, 1845
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Telegraph and Texas Register, Houston, April 16, 1845
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