TEKS: Chapter 113. Social Studies See All Teacher Resources

113.20.b.1

(1) History. The student understands traditional historical points of reference in U.S. history through 1877. The student is expected to:

• (A) identify the major eras and events in U.S. history through 1877, including colonization, revolution, drafting of the Declaration of Independence, creation and ratification of the Constitution, religious revivals such as the Second Great Awakening, early republic, the Age of Jackson, westward expansion, reform movements, sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction, and describe their causes and effects;
• (B) apply absolute and relative chronology through the sequencing of significant individuals, events, and time periods; and
• (C) explain the significance of the following dates: 1607, founding of Jamestown; 1620, arrival of the Pilgrims and signing of the Mayflower Compact; 1776, adoption of the Declaration of Independence; 1787, writing of the U.S. Constitution; 1803, Louisiana Purchase; and 1861-1865, Civil War.