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Here are the teacher pack items for Sam Houston: Republic of Texas President:
Overview In this experience, students brainstorm tasks facing Sam Houston and the Texas government in order to build the new nation. Then they learn about some of the problems facing the Republic and predict how these issues affected the stability of the new nation. Next students learn some basic economic concepts in order to understand the Republic’s debt; you may choose to skip this scene. Finally, students read two stories about Sam Houston and write a question that they would like to ask him. If you have access to leveled readers containing the biography of Sam Houston, assign them to the students in parallel with this experience. Estimated duration: 40-50 minutes, unless you choose to skip Scene 3 on economic concepts Vocabulary words: Objectives
The Texans had won the Revolution and the Republic of Texas was now an independent country. But the problems did not end with the retreat of the Mexican Army. When Sam Houston was elected the first president of Texas, he was faced with many issues that made life in Texas very difficult. In this lesson you will learn about some of these issues and how Houston handled them.
Objectives
Sam Houston
What tasks do you think Sam Houston and the Texas government needed to do in order to create a strong new nation? In a word or short phrase, name one or more tasks that the government needed to complete for the young Republic of Texas.
Sample answers: banking system, national army, trade with other countries, basic laws, court system.
