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Specific TEKS for this unit of study (20days): 

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SETTLING THE FRONTIER

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4.4B Explain the growth, development, and impact of the cattle industry, including contributions made by Charles Goodnight, Richard King, and Lizzie Johnson.

4.4C Identify the impact of railroads on life in Texas, including changes to cities and major industries.

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4.4D Examine the effects upon American Indian life resulting from changes in Texas, including the Red River War, building of U.S. forts and railroads, and loss of buffalo.

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4.6A Apply geographic tools, including grid systems, legends, symbols, scales, and compass roses, to construct and interpret maps.

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4.6B Translate geographic data, population distribution, and natural resources into a variety of formats such as graphs and maps.

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4.8A Identify and explain clusters and patterns of settlement in Texas at different time periods such as prior to the Texas Revolution, after the building of the railroads, and following World War II.

4.8B Describe and explain the location and distribution of various towns and cities in Texas, past and present.

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Vocabulary terms: reservation, boom, cattle drive, industry, petroleum, refinery, urban, rural

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Websites:

Lone Star Junction

Texas Beyond History

Texas Studies Weekly