Texas TEKS 5.2

5.2 is a TEKS knowledge and skills statement. These are the student expectations under it.

• 5.2.A

  analyze the causes and effects of events prior to and during the American Revolution, including the taxation resulting from the French and Indian War and the co...

• 5.2.B

  identify the Founding Fathers and Patriot heroes, including John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, the Sons of Liberty, and George Washington, and the...

• 5.2.C

  summarize the results of the American Revolution, including the establishment of the United States.

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What Students Need to Do

Students trace the chain from war debt to British taxes, colonial protests, armed conflict, and independence. They explain how major leaders and groups shaped events through their motives, choices, and actions. They describe how victory created a separate country.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can place major events in order and explain how one event caused or influenced another. The student can match Adams, Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, and the Sons of Liberty with accurate motives and contributions. The student can explain that the colonies became an independent nation.

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Common Misconceptions

Students may think the French and Indian War was fought between France and Native nations, rather than rival empires with Native allies. They may treat every colonist as a Patriot or assume protests immediately caused independence. They may also confuse writing, diplomacy, military leadership, and protest roles.

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How to Assess It

Exit ticket: Draw a four-step chain from the French and Indian War to independence, then add one leader’s action and its effect.

1. 01

   Give pairs event cards for the French and Indian War, new taxes, colonial protests, battles, and independence; students build and label a cause-effect chain.

2. 02

   Write a newspaper editorial from 1774 arguing for or against resistance to British taxes, using two events as evidence.

3. 03

   Play Who Am I? with clue cards naming each leader’s motivation, action, and contribution; classmates identify the person or group.

4. 04

   Compare a disputed school fee with colonial taxation, then list fair ways students can respond and where the analogy breaks down.

• 8.3

  History. The student understands the foundations of representative government in the United States. The student is expected to:

• 1.2

  History. The student understands how historical figures helped shape the state and nation. The student is expected to:

• 8.4

  History. The student understands significant political and economic issues of the revolutionary and Constitutional eras. The student is expected to:

• 5.14

  Government. The student understands important ideas in the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. The student is expected t...