In this layer of our mapping project, students will map the Confederate states and Civil War battles in Texas. As time allows, it is recommended to add major battles and events happening outside of Texas to give students context and background information for next year in US History. The essential questions included challenge students to agree or disagree with events that happened during this time. They would also be great conversation starters in Google Classroom questions (be sure to link the map the the question).
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Throckmorton was a former Confederate who didn't want to grant rights to African Americans in addition to their freedom, which was mandated in the Emancipation Proclamation. Another Southern leader, Elisha M. Pease, wanted educated African Americans to be given the right to vote. This Talk Read Talk Write activity has students use each other, their text, and online research to write a paragraph about each leader that explains why he might have held his views.
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