Life in the New State

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Life in the New State

• What process would people have to follow to
  decide to move to Texas?
• Look through at the pictures throughout Chapter
  13 14. What words or phrases come to mind?

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Occupations in Texas

• Complete the questions based on the chart.
• What conclusions can you draw about life in Tex
  based on the chart?
• Which jobs do you have questions about?
• Which jobs were the most useful in the 19th
  century?

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Occupations

• Carter-person who hauls goods in a cart
• Cooper-a maker of barrels and other staved
  vessels
• Cordwainer-is a shoemaker/cobbler
• Laborer-is a person who works in construction
• Mason-a craftsman in the stone-setting industry
  or one who lays bricks to construct brickwork
• Overseer-One who keeps watch over and directs the
  work of others(slaves)
• Teamster-a person who drove a team of draft
  animals, usually a wagon drawn by oxen, horses,
  or mules
• Trader-retailer or one who attempts to generally
  buy wholesale and sell later at a profit
• Wheelwright-is a person who builds or repairs
  wooden wheels

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Pioneers in Texas

• Complete the 3 flap foldable book describing the
  social and economic life of the pioneers in Texas
  in the 19th century using the instructions on
  page 295 in your textbook.

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