Essay Assignment: Texas History
Essay I will cover the time period of early Texas through the Texas Revolution. Choose a topic from the following list.
1) Indians of Texas (you may single out one tribe or report on all of them as a group)
2) Explorers of Texas (you may single out one explorer or report on them as a group)
3) The Texas Revolution (Battles, Heroes, weapons of war)
4) Cattle (cattle barons, cattle drives, ranching)
5) The Mexican-American War
6) Texas Statehood
7) The Civil War in Texas
8) Reconstruction in Texas
Essay II will cover the time period of Texas from post revolution to the present. It will be the student's choice of topics from the following list:
1) Populism
2) Closing of the Frontier
3) Progressivism
4) World War I
5) Oil Industry
6) Great Depression and the New Deal
7) World War II
8) Modern Texas (cities, politics, famous people)
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.