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Description
Overview
Analyzing and interpreting primary source documents related to American Indians and how they shaped the development of Texas.
Essential Questions
- How did the Revolution and emergence of the Republic change the power dynamic for American Indians in Texas?
Teacher Tools
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Lesson Plan
Downloadable/Editable versions of this lesson plan.
Student Activities
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Hook Exercise
An examination of Anglo-American relations with American Indians in Texas from the perspective of a 12-year-old girl leading up to the Texas Revolution.
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A Tejano Living among the Comanches
This activity explores a historical account of a young Tejano boy, Macario Leal, who was capture by a Comanche raiding party and lived with the Comanche for almost a decade.
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Dilue Rose: Accounts of American Indians in Texas
This activity contains a historical account of Dilue Rose, who was a 10-year-old girl at the outbreak of the Revolution. Excerpts document settlers’ views of American Indians.
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Exit Ticket
This activity examines Sam Houston’s initial response to his position on relations with the American Indians of Texas during his first inaugural address in 1836.
Primary Sources
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The Captivity of Macario Leal: A Tejano among the Comanches
Rivaya-Martínez, J. (2014). The Captivity of Macario Leal: A Tejano among the Comanches, 1847–1854. Southwestern Historical Quarterly 117(4), pp. 372-402.
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Native Land Digital fosters conversations about the history of colonialism, indigenous ways of knowing, and settler-Indigenous relations, through educational resources.
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Newspaper article from the Telegraph and Texas Register that includes Sam Houston’s inaugural address for his position as President of the Republic of Texas. Borden, G.& T.H. “Telegraph and Texas Register (Columbia, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 37, Ed. 1, Wednesday, November 9, 1836.
Additional Resources
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Document analysis is the first step in working with primary sources. Teach your students to think through primary source documents for contextual understanding and to extract information to make informed judgments.
Description
Overview
Analyzing and interpreting primary source documents related to American Indians and how they shaped the development of Texas.
Essential Questions
- How did the Revolution and emergence of the Republic change the power dynamic for American Indians in Texas?
Teacher Tools
-
Lesson Plan
Downloadable/Editable versions of this lesson plan.
Student Activities
-
Hook Exercise
An examination of Anglo-American relations with American Indians in Texas from the perspective of a 12-year-old girl leading up to the Texas Revolution.
-
A Tejano Living among the Comanches
This activity explores a historical account of a young Tejano boy, Macario Leal, who was capture by a Comanche raiding party and lived with the Comanche for almost a decade.
-
Dilue Rose: Accounts of American Indians in Texas
This activity contains a historical account of Dilue Rose, who was a 10-year-old girl at the outbreak of the Revolution. Excerpts document settlers’ views of American Indians.
-
Exit Ticket
This activity examines Sam Houston’s initial response to his position on relations with the American Indians of Texas during his first inaugural address in 1836.
Primary Sources
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The Captivity of Macario Leal: A Tejano among the Comanches
Rivaya-Martínez, J. (2014). The Captivity of Macario Leal: A Tejano among the Comanches, 1847–1854. Southwestern Historical Quarterly 117(4), pp. 372-402.
-
Native Land Digital fosters conversations about the history of colonialism, indigenous ways of knowing, and settler-Indigenous relations, through educational resources.
-
Newspaper article from the Telegraph and Texas Register that includes Sam Houston’s inaugural address for his position as President of the Republic of Texas. Borden, G.& T.H. “Telegraph and Texas Register (Columbia, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 37, Ed. 1, Wednesday, November 9, 1836.
Additional Resources
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Document analysis is the first step in working with primary sources. Teach your students to think through primary source documents for contextual understanding and to extract information to make informed judgments.
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