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Westward Expansion Word Search

Updated: 18 May 2023

Increase academic vocabulary with a Westward Expansion word search.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 2 Pages
Grades: 3 - 5

Curriculum

Social Studies 3.1(C)

Describe how individuals, including Daniel Boone, Christopher Columbus, the Founding Fathers, and Juan de Oñate, have contributed to the expansion of existing communities or to the creation of new communities.
Social Studies 4.2

History. The student understands the causes and effects of European exploration and colonization of Texas. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 4
Social Studies 4.3

History. The student understands the importance of the Texas Revolution, the Republic of Texas, and the annexation of Texas to the United States. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 4
Social Studies 4.4

History. The student understands the political, economic, and social changes in Texas during the last half of the 19th century. The student is expected to: (1) describe the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Texas; (A) explain...
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 4
Social Studies 5.4

History. The student understands political, economic, and social changes that occurred in the United States during the 19th century. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 5
Social Studies 5.8

Geography. The student understands how people adapt to and modify their environment. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 5
Social Studies 5.9

Economics. The student understands the basic economic patterns of early societies in the United States. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 5

teaching resource

Westward Expansion Word Search

Updated: 18 May 2023

Increase academic vocabulary with a Westward Expansion word search.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 2 Pages
Grades: 3 - 5

Increase academic vocabulary with a Westward Expansion word search.

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Curriculum

Social Studies 3.1(C)

Describe how individuals, including Daniel Boone, Christopher Columbus, the Founding Fathers, and Juan de Oñate, have contributed to the expansion of existing communities or to the creation of new communities.
Social Studies 4.2

History. The student understands the causes and effects of European exploration and colonization of Texas. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 4
Social Studies 4.3

History. The student understands the importance of the Texas Revolution, the Republic of Texas, and the annexation of Texas to the United States. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 4
Social Studies 4.4

History. The student understands the political, economic, and social changes in Texas during the last half of the 19th century. The student is expected to: (1) describe the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Texas; (A) explain...
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 4
Social Studies 5.4

History. The student understands political, economic, and social changes that occurred in the United States during the 19th century. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 5
Social Studies 5.8

Geography. The student understands how people adapt to and modify their environment. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 5
Social Studies 5.9

Economics. The student understands the basic economic patterns of early societies in the United States. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 5

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Westward Expansion Word Search

Curriculum

Social Studies 3.1(C)

Social Studies 4.2

Social Studies 4.3

Social Studies 4.4

Social Studies 5.4

Social Studies 5.8

Social Studies 5.9

Westward Expansion Word Search

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Social Studies 3.1(C)

Social Studies 4.2

Social Studies 4.3

Social Studies 4.4

Social Studies 5.4

Social Studies 5.8

Social Studies 5.9

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