History
7.6(A)Pushing West Across Texas
Identify significant individuals, events, and issues, including the factors leading to the expansion of the Texas frontier, the effects of westward expansion on American Indians, the buffalo soldiers, and Quanah Parker.
Part of The student understands how individuals, events, and issues shaped the history of Texas from Reconstruction through the beginning of the 20th century
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The Texas Frontier After the Civil War
After Reconstruction, thousands of settlers pushed into West Texas. This lesson looks at why they came, how their arrival changed life for American Indians, and the roles played by buffalo soldiers and the Comanche leader Quanah Parker.
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