Texas History:Early Settler Motivation for GTT

Laura EwingPresident/CEO

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Where Would You Settle?You are early Texas citizens who have come from across the sea. You wander from place to place finding the most suitable way to make a living possible.

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.

What Role Does Geography Play In…

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

Texas Native American Groups: Economic Patterns

• What products do you like to use?• Where do these products come from? How

do they get to you?• How do you acquire these products?

Matagorda BayLook at the map. Where is Matagorda Bay?

Why is this an important topic of discussion?

Vocabulary

How would you write a sentence using all of the terms below for the early Native Americans?

Economics Goods Services Bartering

Economic Patterns• 1. You will be given a section to read. • 2. As you read, think of these questions:

• A. What economic patterns did various tribal groups have in early Texas?

• B. What factors led some tribal groups to move around Texas?

• C. How extensive was trading among early Texas tribal groups?

Placemat

1. Read your selection from page 15 and 19.2. Answer the questions on the previous slide by

drawing the answers in one square of the paper.

3. Discuss your answers. 4. Three people share their answers. 5. Using the center section, draw the common

answers that the Indians shared.

Process

1. How do the economic patterns of the Indians differ from yours? Food, shelter, distribution, transportation, etc.

2. How are they the same?

European Exploration of Texas: Economic MotivationSpanish and

1. Many French came to Texas in the 1500 and 1600’s.

2. How would you use these terms in two sentences to describe the Europeans moving to Texas?

3. Scarcity, expeditions, resources, convert, conquistador, pelts, strait, interview.

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Placemat

1. Read your selection from page 15 and 19.

2. Answer the questions on the previous slide by drawing the answers in one square of the paper.

3. Discuss your answers. 4. Three people share their answers.