7.SS.6.D

Explain the political, economic, and social impact of the agricultural industry and the development of West Texas resulting from the close of the frontier.

Grade 7 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010

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Vocabulary
political impacteconomic impactsocial impactagricultural industrydevelopmentWest Texasclose of the frontier
Skills
  • explain (political, economic, and social impact of the agricultural industry and the development of West Texas) #dok2
  • analyze (how the close of the frontier contributed to changes in West Texas) #dok3
  • identify (connections between the close of the frontier and the agricultural industry) #dok1
  • describe (the role of the agricultural industry in shaping West Texas after the frontier closed) #dok2
Learning Targets
  • I can identify the agricultural industry and its influence on West Texas. #dok1
  • I can recognize significant political, economic, and social impacts related to the development of West Texas. #dok1
  • I can describe how the close of the frontier led to the development of West Texas. #dok2
  • I can explain the political, economic, and social changes brought about in West Texas by the growth of the agricultural industry. #dok2
  • I can analyze the relationships between the closing of the frontier, agricultural development, and changes in West Texas communities. #dok3
  • I can evaluate how multiple factors contributed to changes in West Texas following the end of the frontier era. #dok3
Big Ideas
  • The development of the agricultural industry and the closing of the frontier deeply transformed the politics, economy, and society of West Texas.
  • Major historical changes in settlement, industry, and society in West Texas resulted from interconnected political, economic, and social developments.
Essential Questions
  • How did the closing of the frontier affect the development of West Texas?
  • In what ways did the agricultural industry shape the political, economic, and social landscape of West Texas?
  • What were the most significant changes that occurred as West Texas evolved after the frontier closed?
  • How are political, economic, and social impacts related when major changes like the close of the frontier take place?
  • What lessons can be learned from the way West Texas developed after the frontier closed?