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Texas State Historical Association: Civil War and Reconstruction [Pdf] Lesson PlanTexas State Historical Association: Civil War and Reconstruction [Pdf] Lesson Plan
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Texas State Historical Association: Civil War and Reconstruction [Pdf]

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An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, students examine the Secession, the Civil War, and Reconstruction to learn how they impacted on Texas, and research significant people involved in these events from the list provided.

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civil war and reconstruction, civil war in texas, reconstruction in texas, texas almanac, texas state historical association, texas state historical association: civil war and reconstruction, history of texas, reconstruction (1865-77)
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4th - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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