Texas History:Early Settlements and Early Settlers

Laura EwingPresident/CEO

Texas Council on Economic Educationwww.economicstexas.org

www.smartertexas.org Laura@economicstexas.org

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TCEE• Teaches teachers who teach students who

are the future of Texas• Provides interesting hands-on lessons that

develop critical thinking skills for students in Economics, Social Studies, Math, and Career/Technical Education classes.

This workshop and the accompanying materials are made available to teachers through the generous support of State Farm and the Council for Economic Education.

Economics Challenge Fall and Spring Online Testing In

Micro, Macro and International Economics

Adam Smith Division 2nd place national champs

Bellaire HS 2010/3rd 2012

David Ricardo Division 3rd place national champs Plano HS 2010/4th place 2012

State competition all online this year

Personal Financial Literacy Challenge

Middle and High School

Fall and spring online challenges will determine state finalist candidates

“State Play-Offs” in Austin with cash awards for two top teams

HS national finals at Fed in St. Louis

Bellaire HS Houston 2nd in nation 2012

Stock Market Game ™InvestWrite

Teams of 2 to 5 studentsGrades 4 to 12

Cost: $10 a team10 week Student Session

 

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Where Would You Settle?You are early Anglos/German citizens who have come from afar.

Think: Look at the map and decide where you would travel. Why?

Where would you settle and why?

Pair: Share answers in groups of 2 or 3

Share: Share three answers with the class.

Germany and Texas Topo Maps

What Role Does Geography Play In…

•1. how Texans make a living•2. where people settle

Vocabulary

How would you write a sentence using all of the terms below for the early Texas colonists?

Wants and needs, limited resources, scarcity, empresario, entrepreneur

Anglo-American Colonization: Economic Patterns • Where do you live?• Why do you live here?• Why do you think citizens of the U. S. would

move to Texas?

Land Land Land• 1. Read page 44

• 2. What is the difference between these three land grants?

• 3 Why do you think the land grants were set up this way?

Early German Immigration to Texas

1. In looking at the topographic map of Germany, what do you see?

2. How do you think people made a living based on the structure?

3. In looking at the topo map of Texas, what areas are similar to Germany? Where do you predict people will move?

Germany and Texas Topo Maps

Placemat

1. Read your selection from page 33 and/or 34.2. What are the main points of the reading?3. Illustrate your key points on the placemat.4. Share your answers. 5. Using the center section, draw the common

answers that the Germans shared.