Texas TEKS 7.4

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

• 7.4.A

  identify individuals, events, and issues during the administrations of Republic of Texas Presidents Houston, Lamar, and Jones such as the Texas Navy, the Texas ...

• 7.4.B

  analyze the causes of and events leading to Texas annexation such as security and public debt

• 7.4.C

  identify individuals, events, and issues during early Texas statehood, including the U.S.- Mexican War, the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, slavery, and the Compro...

01

What Students Need to Do

Students connect major leaders, groups, conflicts, and policies to the Houston, Lamar, and Jones administrations. They explain why Texas sought annexation and trace how war, treaties, slavery, and border disputes shaped early statehood.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students place people and events in the correct period and explain their significance. They use evidence to connect security and debt to annexation, then describe results of the war with Mexico and the Compromise of 1850.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may confuse the policies of Houston and Lamar or treat annexation and statehood as separate, unrelated events. They may also overlook how slavery, Native peoples, Tejanos, women, and free Black Texans shaped political decisions and conflicts.

04

How to Assess It

Give students five items: Lamar, public debt, the Santa Fe Expedition, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and the Compromise of 1850. Ask them to sequence the items and write one cause or effect for each.

1. 01

   Give pairs person, event, and issue cards to sort under Houston, Lamar, Jones, annexation, or early statehood, then justify two placements.

2. 02

   Ask students to write: Which mattered more for annexation, security or public debt, and what two facts support your claim?

3. 03

   Run a matching relay linking names such as Jack Coffee Hays and José Antonio Navarro to actions, groups, and consequences.

4. 04

   Use current and historical Texas maps to trace how war, annexation, treaty terms, and the Compromise of 1850 shaped the state's borders.

• 7.6

  History. The student understands how individuals, events, and issues shaped the history of Texas from Reconstruction through the beginning of the 20th century. ...

• 7.5

  History. The student understands how events and issues shaped the history of Texas during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The student is expected to:

• 7.3

  History. The student understands how individuals, events, and issues related to the Texas Revolution shaped the history of Texas. The student is expected to:

• 4.3

  History. The student understands the importance of the Texas Revolution, the Republic of Texas, and the annexation of Texas to the United States. The student is...