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The Southwest: Borderlands, History, and Geography

3rd Grade · Social Studies · US-MA-SS

11 lessons

Goal

Locate the Southwestern states, analyze their transition from Mexican territory to U.S. statehood, celebrate diverse cultural heritages, examine environmental challenges, and construct a regional map.

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  1. Locating the Four Southwestern StatesUp next
  2. Statehood Timeline of the Southwest: 1845 to 1912Not started yet
  3. When the Southwest Was Mexico: Texas Independence and the Republic of TexasYou are here
  4. The Mexican-American War and the Cession of New Mexico and ArizonaNot started yet
  5. Indigenous Nations of the Southwest: Pueblo, Navajo, Apache, and ComancheNot started yet
  6. Spanish and Mexican Cultural Heritage in the SouthwestNot started yet
  7. African American Pioneers, Buffalo Soldiers, and Immigrants in the SouthwestNot started yet
  8. Natural Disasters in the Southwest: Gulf Coast Hurricanes and Severe DroughtNot started yet
  9. Flash Floods, Extreme Heat, and Disaster Preparedness in the SouthwestNot started yet
  10. Native Reservations and Historic Settlements in the SouthwestNot started yet
  11. Mapping a Southwestern State: Physical Features, Climate, and SettlementsNot started yet
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us-ma4.T4d.2Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Explain that Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico were territories that formerly belonged to Mexico; that Texas declared independence from Mexico in 1836, and that Arizona and New Mexico were taken by the United States as a result of the Mexican-American War 1846-1848.