Coach Womack
	Texas History
	C325
	womackj@hpisd.org
	214-780-3600 Conference: 9:44-10:32 Tutorials M/W/F 7:15-7:45

   
  

 Second Semester-2013

*If you are absent for any reason and you missed material  covered out of the textbook, you need to turn in a half page summary of the material you missed. 

 First 6 Weeks

Week 1(1/7-1/11)
Monday - Welcome Back
Tuesday - Geo Bee
Wednesday - Geo Bee
Thursday - Movie-The Alamo
Friday - Movie-The Alamo

Week 2(1/14-1/18)
Monday - Movie-The Alamo; H/W-read p. 270-274
Tuesday - Ch 12, sec 1, p. 270-274; H/W-read p. 275-279
Wednesday - Ch 12, sec 2, p. 275-279; H/W-read p. 281-289
Thursday - Ch 12, sec 3/4, p. 281-289
Friday - Houston/Lamar Debate

Week 3(1/21-1/25)
Monday - No School
Tuesday - Chapter 12 Review
Wednesday - Chapter 12 Test
Thursday - Pioneer Life
Friday - Pioneer Life

Week 4(1/28-2/1)
Monday - Bill of Rights; H/W-read p. 322-330
Tuesday - Texas Rangers; Ch. 14, sec 2, p. 326-330; H/W-read p. 332-337
Wednesday - Ch 14, sec 3
Thursday - How a Bill Becomes a Law
Friday - Prelude to a Civil War

Week 5(2/4-2/8)
Monday - Causes of the Civil War(video)
Tuesday - Ch 14 Review
Wednesday - Ch 14 Review
Thursday - Ch 14 Test
Friday - Video

 

 

 

 

 

 Week 6(2/11-2/15)
Monday - Civil War Introduction; H/W-read p. 342-346
Tuesday - Ch 15, sec 1, p. 342-346
Wednesday - Maps
Thursday - Maps
Friday - Video

Second 6 Weeks

Week 1(2/18-2/22)
Monday - No School
Tuesday - Ch. 15, sec 1, p. 342-346
Wednesday - Ch. 15, sec 1, p. 342-346; H/W-read p. 347-352
Thursday - Ch. 15, sec 2, p. 347-352
Friday - Ch. 15, sec 2, p. 347-352: Ch 15-2 Quiz


Week 2(2/25-3/1)
 Monday - Ch. 15, sec 3, p. 354-358
Tuesday - Chapter 15 Review
Wednesday - Chapter 15 Test
Thursday - Bill Becomes A Law Quiz
Friday - Reconstruction Video; H/W-read p. 366-371


Week 3(3/4-3/8)
Monday - Ch. 16, sec 1, p. 366-371; H/W-read p. 366-371
Tuesday - Ch. 16, sec 1, p. 366-3719; H/W-read p. 373-379: Quiz
Wednesday - Ch. 16, sec 2, p.373-379; H/W-read p. 373-379
Thursday - Ch. 16, sec 2, p.373-379: Quiz
Friday - Video

3/9-3/17
Spring Break!!!

Week 4(3/18-3/22)
Monday - Chapter 16 Review
Tuesday - Chapter 16 Review
Wednesday - Chapter 16 Test; H/W-read p. 390-393
Thursday - Ch. 17-1; H/W-read p. 395-400
Friday - Ch. 17-2; H/W-read p. 402-405

Week 5(3/25-3/29)
Monday - Ch. 17-3; Assign partners for Cattle Drive
Tuesday - Native American Video; H/W-read p. 412-417
Wednesday - Ch 18-1; Cattle Drive
Thursday - Ch 18-1; Cattle Drive; Cattle Brand Due
Friday - No School

Week 6(4/1-4/5)
Monday - Cattle Drive Project
Tuesday - Writing STAAR
Wednesday - Writing STAAR
Thursday - Trail Drive Map Due
Friday - No School

Week 7(4/8-4/12)
Monday - Cattle Drive Project
Tuesday - Cattle Drive Project
Wednesday - Cattle Drive Project
Thursday - Cattle Drive Project Due
Friday - Cattle Drive Reflection/Quiz


Third 6 Weeks

Week 1(4/15-4/19)
Monday - Ch 19; sec 1; p. 432-436
Tuesday - Ch 19; sec 2; p. 437-441
Wednesday - Ch 19; sec 3; p. 443-447
Thursday - Chapter 19 Review
Friday - Chapter 19 Test

Week 2(4/22-4/26)
Monday - A Look Into the 20th Century
Tuesday - Math STAAR
Wednesday - Reading STAAR
Thursday - Ch 20; sec 1; p. 458-463
Friday - Ch 20; sec 2; p. 465-468

Week 3(4/29-5/3)
Monday - Ch 20; sec 3; p. 469-473
Tuesday - Chapter 20 Review
Wednesday - Start Decade Project
Thursday - Decade Project
Friday - Decade Project

Week 4 - Week 5
(5/6 -5/17)

All groups will be working on their Decade Project

Project is due Friday(May 17th)

Week 6 - Week 7
Groups will start presentations on Monday(May 20th) and finish Wednesday(May 22nd)

We will start reviewing for the Final Exam on Thursday(May 23rd) and finish Tuesday(May 28th)

Final Exam Shedule for Mr. Womack's Class

Wednesday(5/29) - 2nd Period(8:30-9:55)
Thursday(5/30) - 4th Period(8:30-90;55); 5th Period(10:30-12:00)
Friday(5/31) - 6th Period(8:30-9:55)

Students will be released early(12:00) on Thursday(May 30th) and Friday(May 31st)

 

Study Guide: Texas History Final – 2013

Chapter 12: The Lone Star Republic (pages 270-284)

• Definition  of annexation-to join a territory or country with another territory or country

• Annexation of Texas – Reasons why the U.S. originally opposed annexation of Texas-they did not want to damage relations with Mexico; Texas would be a slave state

• Importance of political recognition for the Republic of Texas-if other nations showed recognition of Texas, pressure would be put on the U.S. to recognize Texas

• Importance of Sam Houston in the Texas Republic-Houston worked hard for annexation, organized a new government, all while dealing with issues of the army and Native Americans

• Importance of Mirabeau Lamar in the Texas Republic-opposed annexation, disliked Native Americans, increased funds for public education, and rebuilt the navy while increasing the debt

• Role of Anson Jones in the Texas Republic-he was opposed to annexation which ended his political career in Texas

• Sam Houston and Lamar’s view on Native Americans-Houston sympathized with them while Lamar wanted to get rid of them

• Role of Texas Rangers during Republic-mostly dealt with border conflicts and problems with the Native Americans

Chapter 14:  The Young State (pages 286-289, 322-330)

• James Polk election and connection with Texas annexation-Polk wanted to expand the U.S. and wanted Texas

• Development of Republican party-as the Whig Party dissolved, most members who opposed slavery joined the new Republican Party

• The Mexican-American War – Causes-Mexico never recognized the Republic of Texas, annexation by U.S. was an insult, and the Dispute over the Rio Grande

• Manifest Destiny-belief that the U.S. should expand from coast to coast

• U.S. advantages in Mexican-American War-better leaders and equipment

• Zachary Taylor’s role in the Mexican-American War-occupied northern Mexico and defeated a large Mexican army at Monterrey  

• Definition of Cede-to give up

• Mexican Cession-Mexico gave up all of CA, NV, UT and parts of AZ, CO, NM, and WY; U.S. paid $15 million

• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo-ended the U.S./Mexican dispute over Texas

• Significant effects of Mexican American War-U.S. got the land they wanted and Texans got peace of mind

Chapter 15: The Civil War (pages 342-358)

• Causes of the Civil War- States Rights, Slavery, Tariffs, Industry vs. Agriculture, Election of Abraham Lincoln

• Definition of Secede-withdraw(from the Union)

• Definition of Abolitionist-opposed to slavery

• Definition of Conscription-forced enrollment into the military

• Importance of slave labor/cotton production in the South-cotton was the biggest crop and Southerners did not believe farming would not be profitable without slave labor

• Be familiar with the chronological events of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Firing on Ft. Sumter, Gettysburg, Assassination- of Lincoln, Appomattox Court House-Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Firing on Ft. Sumter, Gettysburg, Appomattox Court House, Assassination of Lincoln

• Lincoln’s (Republican) election triggering secession-Southern states threatened to secede if a Republican was elected president

• Sam Houston views on Texas secession-Houston was against secession and did not believe the South could win

• Advantages of the North/South in the Civil War-both sides had good leaders; the South had agriculture and the North had factories

• Emancipation Proclamation – What did it do?-freed slaves in the South

• Geographic locations of Texas battles during the Civil War-most were along the coast

• Key generals during Civil War: Ulysses Grant/Robert E. Lee-Grant was the Union commander and Lee was the Confederate commander

• Effect of the Union Blockade on Texas-prevented the South from importing/exporting supplies through Texas

• Role of the Battle of Gettysburg in the Civil War-considered the turning point in the war

• Effects of Civil War-600,000 men died, tore a country apart, and ended slavery

• Appomattox Court House-where Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865

• Significance of Texas’ relative location during the Civil War-Texas was virtually undamaged

• Importance of Galveston in the Civil War-busiest port in Texas that was kept out of Union control

• Role of Texas Rangers in Civil War-Terry’s Texas Rangers fought in more battles than any other cavalry regiment in the Civil War

Chapter 16: Reconstruction (pages 366-379)

• Radical Republicans views on Reconstruction-wanted to set strict standards for allowing Southern states back into the Union and protected African American rights

• Lincoln and Johnson’s view on Reconstruction-wanted to restore the Union quickly and not punish the Southern states

• Impeachment of Johnson-passed in the House but not in the Senate(by 1 vote)

• Radical Reconstruction vs. Presidential Reconstruction plan-same as above

• Treatment of African American-they were free but not free from prejudice and had few rights

• Freedman-most became sharecroppers

• Role of Freedman’s Bureau-assisted African Americans in getting jobs, food, clothing; established schools; defended their legal rights

• Requirements of Confederate States for readmission to the Union-new constitution that gave African Americans the right to vote, ratify the 15^th amendment, and take the Ironclad Oath

• 13^th,14^th, 15^th amendments and how they relate to freedmen-abolished slavery; granted citizenship to former slaves; gave African American men the right to vote

• Juneteenth-June 19, 1865 is when slaves in Texas found out they were free

• Black Codes-Southern way of restricting African American rights

• Ku Klux Klan (KKK)-group that used violence and threats to keep African American men from voting or holding political positions

Chapter 17: Cultures in Conflict (Native American Wars)  (pages 390-405)

• Intention of Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek-place Native Americans on reservations and supply them with food, clothing, etc. as long as they did not raid settlers

• Role of Texas Rangers in Native American Wars-protect settlers and keep Native Americans on the reservations

• Reservation lifestyle by 1874-small, not enough food, and not liked by Native Americans

• Importance of buffalo to plains natives-most important animal to Native Americans

• Slaughter of the Buffalo-destroyed the Plains Native American’s way of life

• Adobe Walls-28 buffalo hunters defended themselves against hundreds of Native Americans

• Battle of Palo Duro Canyon-most decisive battle in the Red River Campaign

• Indian Territory – Where is it? present-day OK

• Apache Tribe-last to surrender in Texas; continued to struggle on the Plains until giving into the reservation way of life

·         Comanche – role of tribe in Native American wars-fought for their land and raided villages/settlers

·         Effects of American victory over Native Americans-westward expansion is now possible with no threat from Native Americans

Chapter 18: Ranching and Farming (412-427)

·         Events that led to the cattle drives-low cattle prices in Texas and high prices in the northeast

·         Effect of railroads on cattle drives-made cattle drives obsolete

·         Tenant Farmers-farmers who had their own equipment but no land

·         Freedmen-most became sharecroppers

·         Events that led to the end of cattle drives-overpopulation(cattle), drought, blizzards, barbed wire, and railroads

Chapter 19: Politics and Progress (End of Reconstruction/ Railroads) (pages 437-441)

·         Texas Constitution of 1876-government had limited powers, lowered state employee salaries, promised lower taxes, and reduced the education budget

·         Location of railroad hubs in Texas-Dallas, Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio

·         Influence of railroads of development of cities in Texas-towns with railroads grew more rapidly than towns without railroads

Chapter 20: The Modern Era (Oil) (pages 458-463)

·         Importance of the discovery of oil – Effects of oil-boosted economy, created a new industry, increase lumber industry, and decreased unemployment

·         Discovery of oil at Spindletop-created the oil boom around Beaumont and Houston

Chapter 21: WWI and 1920s (pages 478-486)

·         Reasons the United States entered WWI-

-          Zimmerman Telegram-Germany tried to get Mexico to help fight the U.S.

-          Sinking of the Lusitania-many Americans were killed

Chapter 22:  Great Depression/ Dust Bowl (pages 498-507)

·         Causes of the Great Depression-U.S. trade slowed, factories closed, banks closed, stock prices fell, farmers suffered, and unemployment increased

·         Effects of oil in boosting the Texas economy during Great Depression-the oil industry created jobs and the Texas economy did not suffer as much as the rest of the U.S.

·         Effects of the Dust Bowl-crops were plowed under creating the perfect condition for the Dust Bowl-wind and  drought  

·         Geographic location of states impacted by Dust Bowl-mid-U.S.

Chapter 23: War and Peace (WWII) (pages 516-529)

·         Effect of WWII on the Texas economy-boosted the economy by providing jobs in manufacturing, oil industry, etc.

·         Role of Texas in WWII – contribution of oil-Texas provided 80% of the oil used by the Allies

 

Have A Wonderful Summer!!!!