AR Guide- Chapter 6
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Instructions: Respond to each statement before you read the selection. Write “A” if you agree with the
statement. Write “D” if you disagree with the statement. If the information in the text supports your response
(meaning you were correct), you must write a “Y” in the column “Response correct?” Then you must write
what the text says in your own words under the column “Why is my choice correct?” If the information in the
text does NOT support your response (meaning you were incorrect), you must write an “N” in the column
“Response correct?” You must write what the text says in your own words under the column “Why is my
choice incorrect?”
Response
Before
Reading
Topic: Spanish Texas
1763-1819
Section 1, Chapter 6
(pgs. 138-142)
After the Seven Years
War, Spain received New
Orleans and all French
lands west of the
Mississippi River.
In the Adams-Onis
Treaty, the U.S. received
Texas and set the eastern
boundary at the Red
River.
Spain decided to close
most of its missions in
East Texas for the
protection of settlers.
The U.S. purchased the
Louisiana Territory from
France which tripled the
size of the U.S.
Between 1806 and 1819,
the area near the Sabine
River became known as
the Neutral Ground due to
boundary disputes
between the U.S. and
Spain.
Response
Correct?
(Y/N)
Why is my choice Why is my choice
correct?
incorrect?
AR Guide- Chapter 6
Response
Before
Reading
Topic: Unrest Grows in
Texas
Section 2, Chapter 6
(pgs. 144-148)
Response
Correct?
(Y/N)
Why is my choice Why is my choice
correct?
incorrect?
Response
Correct?
(Y/N)
Why is my choice Why is my choice
correct?
incorrect?
Father Hidalgo called for
the Mexican people to
seek independence from
France.
Pirate Jean Lafitte
attacked French ships for
their valuable cargo.
James Long was a
filibuster from the U.S.
who tried to free Texas
from Spain.
After Father Hidalgo’s
death, Gutierrez and
Magee invaded Texas and
planned to set up a
republic on their own.
Response Topic: Spanish Rule Ends
Before
in Texas
Section 3, Chapter 6
Reading
(pgs. 150-153)
Because Spain did not
populate the region, it did
not leave its mark on Texas.
Mexico won its
independence from Spain
on Sept. 16, 1821.
In Mexico, there was still
plenty of open land with
good soil and peaceful
natives which kept Spanish
settlers from wanting to
migrate to Texas.
Goliad was the largest town
in Texas in 1821.
A Tejano culture continues
to exist in Texas today.