Core Subjects Ec-6: Social Studies

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Annexation

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The process of adding something.

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Artifacts

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Include anything made by humans such as a chair, natural objects, or an arrowhead modified by human. Can provide students with clues about the nature of a culture.

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Civic Affairs

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Citizens involved in activities of their communities and nation.

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Climate

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The weather at a particular place over a period of years.

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Colonization

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The process by which one nation establishes its presence in another region of the world.

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Compass Rose

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A circle or similar design that includes graduated degrees or quarter points, printed on a chart or map for reference.

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Culture Group(s)

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People who share characteristics of ethnicity, religion, education and interests or social standings also often share a body of customs, beliefs, social forms and material traits.

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Customs

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Ways of doing things within a group or society that become habit and are adopted as tradition.

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Democratic Process

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The majority rules with consideration of minority viewpoints, and equal opportunity for participants exists.

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Division of Labor

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Dividing work so that each worker does only part of a larger job.

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Empresario

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A land agent or land contractor.

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Empresarios

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The Mexican government made use of __________ to settle Texas by granting land to both Mexican and American __________ who were committed to attracting colonists.

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Stephen F. Austin
Martin De Leon

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Notable empresarios

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Ethnic Groups

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Members share racial, linguistic, and cultural connections resulting from their common heritage. Ex.) Poles, Irish, and Germans

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Characteristics of a Free Enterprise System (or

Market Economy)

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Economic freedom, voluntary exchange, private property and the profit motive.

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Geographic Factors

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The physical characteristics of a place such as landforms, bodies and sources of water, vegetation, climate and weather patterns, and animal life.

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Grid System

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A network of horizontal and vertical lines used to locate points on a map or a chart by means of coordinates.

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Immigration

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The process of people moving to a new place to stay permanently or at least for a long time.

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June 19, 1865

(Juneteenth)

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The first U.S. troops sent to occupy Texas after the Civil War landed in Galveston. General Gordon Granger read the Emancipation Proclamation, thus freeing the 250,000 slaves in Texas.

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Juneteenth

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The first celebrations in 1866 were political rallies and opportunities to teach blacks about their voting rights, but the festival evolved as a day of cultural celebration.

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Landforms

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Features on Earth's surface that include plains, mountains, sand dunes, hills, and canyons.

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Landmark

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A readily identified structure or physical feature. It may be a symbol of an event or achievement in history. Ex.) Statue honoring war veterans, county court house, the Alamo the White House, the Washington Monument, etc.

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Legend

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An explanatory list of the symbols appearing on a chart or map. Sometimes, this is called a key because it is key to understanding what a map is saying.

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Limited Resources

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When there is a fixed supply of a resource. This affects price and availability.

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Migration

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The process of moving from one place to another place intending to stay permanently or at least for a long period of time.

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Pull Factors

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Draw migrants from their original location. These include social, economic, and environmental attractions.

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Push Factors

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The social, economic, and environmental forces that drive people from their original location and cause them to seek a new one.

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Patriotic Symbols

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Something that stands for or suggests a love for and defense of country and state. These are visible signs of the intangible feelings of national and state pride. Ex.) Uncle Sam, the U.S. and Texas flags, the Statue of Liberty, the Alamo, etc.

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Pledge to the Texas Flag

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Approved by Governor John Connally in 1965

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Primary Sources

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Evidence produced by someone who participated in an event or lived during the time being studied. Ex.) Letters written to a friend, maps to a friends house