Texas From Mexican Province to Statehood

Use the timeline in a unit on Texas, the Louisiana Purchase sheet in a math and history lesson, and the Oregon Trail sheet for practice with scale.

Mark Texas history on a timeline, from Mexico's 1829 decree and the Alamo to statehood. The directions on the page read: For a card with one year, mark the line and write the card's letter above the mark. For a span of years, draw a bracket under the line and write the letter below it. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 7th grade Westward Expansion and Trails, and it works the same at home or at school. At home, a student can work through it alone and then go over it with you, which shows quickly what is solid and what needs another look. In class it works as independent practice, homework or a warm-up, and you can print one copy or a full set.

In 1803 the United States paid France $15 million for about 828,000 square miles. The sheet has students convert square miles to acres and find the price per acre and per square mile.

The page says wagon trains covered about 2,000 miles and often made about 15 miles a day. Students use a map scale to find miles between landmarks and days of travel.

The timeline includes the Alamo in 1836 and later annexation. Students calculate how many years Texas was independent and explain what slowed annexation.