Texas History:Early Settlements and Early Settlers
Laura EwingPresident/CEO
Texas Council on Economic Educationwww.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.