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Studying
how Texas became a statehood, was very exciting. So many people risked
their lives and played an important role to achieve our independence from
Spain. On this link, you will learn about our "Father of Texas"
and Sam Houston. While working on this unit, a couple of students
took family vacations during Spring Break and visited some landmarks like
the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas and one went to Huntsville, Texas, the
home of Sam Houston.
Using
the Internet, the library, our text books, and Texas Weekly, we were able
to learn so much about Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston. We took
our information about Stephen F. Austin and made a timeline in Excel.
We also had Sam Houston come visit our school through a program called
www.texasheroes.net.
We then were able to write e-mails to Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston
and ask some questions. The men portraying our heroes were and are
very knowledgeable about their character. By clicking on their name,
you will be able to see our work, and some pictures of our visit with Sam
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