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Cattle Trails to Texas Titans
A dynamic lesson exploring the cattle trails that helped shape Texas and the American West.
Students investigate how cattle drives influenced settlement, trade, and economic growth using maps, primary sources, and geographic reasoning.
Use it for:
- Geography and map skills
- Economic development
- Understanding westward expansion through real systems
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Materials
- Cattle Trails Lesson ( LOG IN or CREATE ACCOUNT )
Standards
TEKS: 4.2B, 4.6A, 4.10A, 4.15B, 7.6C, 7.8A, 7.10A, 7.21A–C
NCSS: Culture; Time, Continuity, and Change; People, Places, and Environments; Production, Distribution, and Consumption
Ag Literacy: T1.3–5.d, T2.3–5.d, T4.3–5.a, T5.3–5.a, T1.6–8.c, T2.6–8.b, T4.6–8.a, T5.6–8.b
NCSS: Culture; Time, Continuity, and Change; People, Places, and Environments; Production, Distribution, and Consumption
Ag Literacy: T1.3–5.d, T2.3–5.d, T4.3–5.a, T5.3–5.a, T1.6–8.c, T2.6–8.b, T4.6–8.a, T5.6–8.b
