Scope and Sequence
Volume I - Geography & Indian Cultures
Chapter One - State Emblems of the Lone Star State
State Pledge
State Seal
State Tree
State Flower
State Bird
State Song
Chapter Two - A Land Without Boundaries
Texas Rivers
The Red River
The Sabine River
The Neches River
The Trinity River
The Brazos River
The Colorado River
The Guadalupe River
The San Antonio River
The Nueces River
The Pecos River
The Rio Grande
Land Features
Llano Estacado
Caprock Escarpment
Trans-Pecos Mountains
Edwards Plateau
Balcones Escarpment
Natural Regions
Plains
Prairies
Timbers
Piney woods
Gulf Coastal Plains
South Texas Plains
Trans - Pecos
Chapter Three - Texas Indian Cultures
Apache Indians
Atakapa Indians
Caddo Indians
Coahuiltecan Indians
Comanche Indians
Jumano Indians
Karankawa Indians
Kiowa Indians
Tonkawa Indians
Wichita Indians
Volume II - Early Explorers
Introduction (The Dawn of the Age of Exploration)
Chapter One
Hernando Cortez (Hernán Cortés)
Alonzo Álvarez de Pineda
Chapter Two
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Chapter Three
Luis de Moscoso
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Juan de Oñate
Chapter Four
René Robert Cavelier Sieur de la Salle
Domingo Terán de los Ríos
Athanase de Mezieres
Volume III - Missions & Colonies
Introduction
Chapter One
1544—Juan de Padilla
1629—The Lady in Blue
1681—Mission Ysleta del Sur (El Paso)
Chapter Two
1685—Fort St.Louis
1690—Mission San Francisco de los Tejas
1700—Mission San Juan Bautista
Chapter Three
1718—San Antonio
1721—Presidio La Bahia (Goliad)
1746—Jose de Escandon and Nuevo Santander Colony
Chapter Four
Land Grants
1818—Champ D’Aisle
1821—Moses and Stephen F. Austin
Volume IV - Texas as a Nation
Introduction
Chapter One
1801—Nolan Expeditions
1803—Louisiana Purchase
1810-1821—Mexican War for Independence
1812—America at War with Britain
1813—The First Republic of Texas
Chapter Two
1819—The Second Republic of Texas (Long’s Scheme)
1824—Mexican Constitution
1825—Anglo Immigration Soars
1827-1830—U.S. Ambassador Poinsett offers to buy Texas
Mier y Teran Investigation
Ban on U.S. Immigration
Chapter Three
1831-1833—Cries for Relief
1834—Mexico Says “No!”
1835—Beginnings of War
1836—Birth of the Republic
Chapter Four
1836—The Battle of the Alamo
Texas Declares Independence
The Goliad Massacre
1836—Victory at San Jacinto
1842—Holding on to Freedom
1845—Statehood
Volume V - Texas in The Civil War
Introduction
Chapter One
8 November 1860—Lincoln Elected President
9 September 1860—Sam Houston Addresses Texas
1 February 1861—Texas Votes to Secede
9 February 1861—The Confederate States of America
4 March 1861—Lincoln is Inaugurated
Chapter Two
Texas’ Military Contribution
Gen. John Bell Hood
Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston
Gen. Lawrence Sullivan Ross
Chapter Three
Texas’ Financial Contribution
Hardships at Home
Battles on Texas Soil
Desperate to Hold On
9 April 1865—The War is Over
Volume VI - Statehood & Constitution
Introduction
Chapter One
More Constitutions than Flags!
Patterned After Success
The Legislature
The Senate
The House of Representatives
How Laws Are Made
Chapter Two
The Executive Department
The Governor
The Lieutenant Governor
The Attorney General
The Comptroller of Public Accounts
The Secretary of State
The State Auditor
Chapter Three
Judicial Branch
The Texas Capitol
Volume VII - Cavalry & Indians
Introduction
Chapter One
The Forts of Texas
Private Forts and Ranger Outposts
Chapter Two
Border Guards
Chapter Three
Settlement Guards
Chapter Four
Territory Forts
Volume VIII - Ranches, Cotton & Oil
Introduction
Chapter One—Ranches
Texas Longhorns
Texas Cattle Trails
Fencing the Open Range
The King Ranch
The XIT Ranch
Cowboy Culture
Chapter Two—Cotton
King Cotton
The Boll Weevil
Modern Irrigation
Chapter Three--Oil
Black Gold
Spindletop
The Santa Rita Oil Fields
Offshore Drilling
Volume IX - Texas Today/Famous Texans
Introduction
Chapter One
Agriculture
Tourism
Space Exploration
Technology
Chapter Two
Introduction to Famous Texans
Arts
Sports
Business
Government
Quotes from Famous Texans
Volume X - My Place in History
Summary