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Texas History: Anglo American and German Settlements Laura Ewing President/CEO Texas Council on Economic Education www.economicstexas.org www.smartertexas.org [email protected] 713-655-1650

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Texas History: Anglo American and German Settlements. Laura Ewing President/CEO Texas Council on Economic Education www.economicstexas.org www.smartertexas.org [email protected] 713-655-1650. GTT Early Anglo and German Style. Visit www.economicstexas.org - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Texas History:Anglo American and German Settlements

Laura EwingPresident/CEO

Texas Council on Economic Educationwww.economicstexas.org

www.smartertexas.org [email protected]

713-655-1650

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GTT Early Anglo and German Style

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Texas economics books

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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.

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What Role Does Geography Play In…

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

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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?

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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

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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?

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Primary Source DocumentsRead the three primary source documents.In your own words, write a sentence for each

explaining the meaning of the statement.Who was the author and where did the

author live?Which quote do you like the most? Why?

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Student HandoutAnswer the questions showing all of your

math work.Share your answers.What patterns did you see in the answers?

Did you see favoritism-if so how and why?What are two things you learned from this

activity?

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Early German Immigration to Texas

1. In looking at the topographic map of German, 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 North America, what areas are similar to Germany? Where do you predict people will move?

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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.

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