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• Describe how Texas changed after joining the United States in terms of population, economy, and governance.
• Explain how railroads and agriculture helped communities grow and connect to national markets.
• Identify ways social changes affected different groups as Texas expanded.

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• Identify how cultural, economic, and political groups influence historical events
• Compare the contributions of different groups in a timeline of change
• Explain how multiple perspectives can work together to improve society

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• Define cultural characteristics as shared traits of a community.
• Identify examples of cultural characteristics such as language, clothing, traditions, and celebrations.
• Explain how cultural practices can influence daily life and community values.+ Show more

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• Identify examples of needs and wants in everyday situations
• Explain how scarcity affects people’s choices about spending or saving
• Distinguish between necessities for survival and non-essential desires

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• Explain how trade connects regions through the exchange of goods and services.
• Identify how resources and demand influence what areas produce and trade.
• Describe how trade can help businesses and communities grow economically.

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• Identify ways human activities can change the natural environment.
• Explain how pollution and land development affect living things.
• Compare benefits and challenges of using natural resources.+ Show more

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• Describe the main steps in forming a public policy based on community needs.
• Explain how citizens participate in government decisions through voting, advocacy, and public discussion.
• Match key civic actions and policy concepts to their correct meanings.+ Show more

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• Identify human-made features in a local environment such as buildings, roads, and farms
• Describe how human activities change natural landscapes over time
• Explain how these changes affect local resources and community life+ Show more

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• Explain how natural features influence how people use land and manage resources in Texas
• Describe ways people adapt to environmental challenges such as flooding
• Compare farming and urban land uses in different Texas regions

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• Interpret information from graphs and timelines to describe change over time.
• Use data representations to explain spatial relationships in migration and settlement.
• Evaluate whether a data display matches the phenomenon being studied.

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• Explain how community roles help a community function.
• Describe how cooperation and participation support community well-being.
• Identify examples of rights and responsibilities in a community.

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• Identify map elements such as titles, legends, and compass roses.
• Match map symbols with their meanings using a legend.
• Use compass directions to describe where a place is located on a map.+ Show more

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• Use a map grid to describe where a place is located by coordinates or row-and-column position.
• Identify compass directions (north, south, east, west) and use them to describe simple location and routes.
• Use a map scale to estimate distances between two points.

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• Identify different types of evidence and explain how they can support an argument.
• Categorize sources by origin and credibility to decide which evidence to use.
• Organize evidence logically to form a clear historical or geographic explanation.+ Show more

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• Define cultural diffusion and describe how it spreads across societies.
• Identify examples of cultural diffusion connected to trade routes like the Silk Road and Indian Ocean trade.
• Explain how technologies and ideas can spread when people interact through commerce and travel.+ Show more

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• Explain how heritable differences can become more common in a population over generations.
• Describe how geographic separation and reproductive isolation can lead to speciation.
• Identify evidence for speciation using morphology, reproductive compatibility, and biogeographic patterns.+ Show more

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• Identify examples of cultural, technological, and political continuity across early historical periods.
• Describe how change can transform an ongoing pattern over time.
• Use evidence from sources to explain how patterns shaped later civilizations.

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• Explain how citizens’ rights support a fair government.
• Describe the rule of law and why it matters for justice.
• Identify examples of fairness in government decisions.+ Show more

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• Explain how key early technologies (irrigation, metallurgy, and writing) influenced how societies organized work and power.
• Describe how technological change supported economic activity and trade.
• Identify ways that innovations can spread through cultural diffusion and help enable empire-building.+ Show more

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• Identify key characteristics of major ancient civilizations in Asia and the Middle East.
• Describe how writing systems helped civilizations organize knowledge and government.
• Explain how technology and governance practices left legacies that influenced later societies.+ Show more

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• Explain how species richness and species occurrence can be used to describe biodiversity patterns.
• Compare biodiversity patterns across space (islands, latitudes, and habitat types) and time (community turnover).
• Identify ecological and historical factors that influence endemism and species composition.+ Show more

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• Define primary and secondary sources and explain how they differ
• Identify source information by examining origin, purpose, and reliability
• Use evidence from sources to support historical interpretations

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• Identify examples of natural resources used in Texas for economic activities.
• Explain how the location and abundance of resources affect what goods and services are produced.
• Describe how managing resources helps communities and supports trade.

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• Identify how transportation, communication, and extraction technologies changed Texas communities
• Explain how new infrastructure supported trade, settlement, and communication
• Describe ways technology influenced where people lived and what industries grew

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• Identify technologies in a community and describe how they help people
• Explain that communities choose technologies based on local needs and available resources
• Classify examples of communication, transportation, and lighting technologies by their purpose

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• Identify how map features (distance, direction, scale) represent spatial information.
• Interpret data from graphs to describe changes over time and patterns across places.
• Use quantitative evidence to explain possible relationships between geography and historical events.+ Show more

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• Identify ways people participate in civic life, such as voting, community service, and public discourse
• Explain how collective decisions (like town hall meetings and referendums) shape policies
• Describe how civic engagement can influence social norms and government actions over time+ Show more

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• Identify how different perspectives shape interpretations of historical evidence.
• Evaluate the credibility of sources by considering bias and point of view.
• Compare accounts from multiple sources to support a more nuanced historical understanding.

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• Explain how laws and civic norms help maintain social order within a society.
• Describe how legal systems can protect rights and set responsibilities for community members.
• Compare examples of legal codes and modern civic institutions and identify their purposes.+ Show more

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• Define individual rights and explain how they protect personal freedoms in a society
• Identify examples of rights such as voting, free speech, and property ownership in historical contexts
• Compare how communities balance individual freedoms with community responsibilities+ Show more

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• Identify causes and effects of community events using clear “because…therefore…” statements
• Classify details as either a cause or an effect in a local history story
• Use sequence words (first, next, then, finally) to explain how changes happened over time+ Show more

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• Describe how land use in Texas changed over time and how some patterns stayed the same.
• Explain how cultural influences and political systems shaped Texas history.
• Use historical evidence to connect past events to present identity in Texas.

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• Explain how traditions, art, music, and cuisine from different cultural groups can shape community identity in Texas.
• Identify examples of community contributions linked to regional development, including ranching, storytelling, and folk music.
• Compare how cultural diversity can influence social interactions and economic activities in a Texas community.+ Show more

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• Explain how citizenship rights protect people under laws.
• Identify examples of civic participation that match community needs.
• Describe how responsibilities connect to rights in a community.

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• Explain how economic institutions like markets, banks, and governments support trade and stability.
• Compare barter and currency and describe why currency is widely used.
• Identify how economic institutions affect investment and the flow of resources.+ Show more

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• Explain how river flooding, volcanic activity, and climate variation can affect where people live
• Identify ways physical processes shape economic activities and land use
• Describe how human choices can reduce or worsen environmental impacts over time+ Show more

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• Explain how scarcity of resources affects individual and group decisions
• Identify examples of needs and wants and describe how choices change resource allocation
• Describe how societies make economic decisions when choosing how to use limited land or money+ Show more

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• Explain why settlers in Texas wanted independence from Mexico.
• Identify key leaders and battles connected to the Texas Revolution.
• Describe how the Republic of Texas formed through agreements and treaties.+ Show more

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• Describe how early Native peoples in Texas used the land and resources to meet daily needs.
• Explain how groups adapted their settlements based on local environments.
• Identify how artifacts, legends, and sites can help historians learn about the past.

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• Explain how natural resources are distributed across regions and how that affects where people live
• Describe how population density and resource availability can influence trade and economic development
• Use evidence from a diagram and a reading passage to interpret regional prosperity

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• Explain how geographic features can influence where people move and where goods are traded.
• Describe how location affects regional interactions such as trade routes and migration corridors.
• Use spatial vocabulary to interpret map-based information about movement.+ Show more

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• Explain how supply and demand affect market choices
• Identify factors that influence economic decisions (resources, needs, technology)
• Analyze how production and consumption choices affect communities+ Show more

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• Identify how geographic tools and maps show spatial relationships between places
• Analyze how physical features and human choices affect where resources, settlements, and trade routes develop
• Interpret patterns from maps and other geographic data to explain regional change and stability+ Show more

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• Identify key physical features such as mountain ranges, rivers, and plains on a map.
• Compare physical features with political boundaries like countries, states, and cities.
• Explain how physical geography can influence where political borders are drawn.+ Show more

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• Explain how civic engagement helps communities make improvements.
• Identify respectful ways to participate in a community decision.
• Describe how listening and considering diverse perspectives support democratic decisions.

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• Identify how maps, globes, and digital tools show geographic information
• Use map directions and map symbols to locate places and describe locations
• Explain how map scale helps compare distances on a map

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• Explain how new scientific knowledge can improve production methods over time
• Describe how advances in communication and transportation increase connections between communities
• Use evidence from a passage to support claims about economic growth and daily life changes+ Show more

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• Identify physical features and explain how they influence where people settle
• Describe how human activities, such as building roads, dams, and farming, change the environment
• Use examples to explain how regions can be shaped by both physical and human factors