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	Analyzing Political Parties requires students to analyze several issues related to the poitical campaigns of political candidates. Students discuss issues, the candidates positions on the issues, and how they effect Texans.
	Annotated Map of the Civil War students work together in groups of four to complete an annotated map showing Texas' role in the Civl War.
	Branches of State Government lesson uses Trading Cards that emphasize the roles and responsibilities for each branch of the Texas State Government.
	Bringing Government Terms to Life involves problem solving group work that will engage students and teach them the basic principles reflected in the Texas Constitution while communicating in written, oral and visual forms.
	Causes of the Texas Revolution: Mexican/Texan Talk-it-Out requires students to demonstrate their understanding of the Texas Revolution by participating in a "debate" between Texans and Mexicans and then writing a dialogue.
	Celebrity Ball for Famous Texans requires students to work with a partner to research, role play and create a resume on a famous Texan. They will choose their roles, research their topic, make props, write a resume and role play their famous Texan.
	Civil War Tug of War is an experiential exercise that assists students in understanding the events and issues that shaped the history of Texas during the Civil War.
	The Colonization of Texas: Letters to Stephen F. Austin uses fictional letters in a response group activity that requires students to evaluate potential colonists to Austin's colony.
	Comparing the American and Texas Revolutions enables the students to understand the similarities and differences of these two historic conflicts.
	Early Explorers: Race for Empire helps students understand the urgency that European countries had in claiming new lands for their empires.
	Explorers of Texas allows students to learn about the different explorers of Texas. Working with a partner, students read about the different explorers, and then decide which explorer had the most impact on Texas.
	Federalism and the State's Response to Disaster requires students to demonstrate an understanding of federalism by focusing on real-word issues and current events. Students analyze pressing issues to determine which governmental entity is responsible.
	Human Statues to the Progressive Era enables students to identify the leaders and movements of the progressive era and its impact on Texas.
	Immigration to Texas requires students to demonstrate an understanding of immigrant groups, demographics, and settlement patterns and to create a PowerPoint presentation.
	The Law of April 6, 1830 helps students to better understand the emotional issues involved with the Law of April 6, 1830. This interactive lesson plan will invoke the emotions felt by the colonists after the decree. The students will understand these emotions after several new "laws" have been passed that affect them. This is an experiential exercise.
	Life in a Spanish Mission enables students to experience life in a Spanish Mission as a Native American. The student will learn Spain's reasons for establishing Catholic missions and the impact of the missions on the culture of Native Americans.
	Republic of Texas Presidential Debate helps students describe the presidencies of Sam Houston and Mirabeau Lamar and how each president dealt with the issues facing the Republic of Texas.
	The Texas Declaration of Independence recreates the situation the Texans experienced when they wrote their Declaration of Independence. This activity introduces students to the challenges that arise when people form their own government.
	Texas Indians: Pueblo and Plains Cultures engages students to draw conclusions about the Native American tribes found in early Texas. In this lesson, the students learn about the Jumanoes, Tiguas, Tonkawas, Apaches, Comanches, and Kiowa.
	Texas Indians: Southeastern, Gulf, and Plains Cultures challenges students to draw conclusions about the Native American tribes found in early Texas. In this lesson, the students learn about the Caddoes, Coahuiltecans, Karankawas, and Wichitas.