1. To explain the significant role that Spanish missions played in the early history of Texas and the Southwest; 2. To describe the psychological and cultural factors that led the Coahuiltecan (Kwa-weel-tekens) Indians to accept mission life; 3. To explain the role irrigation systems, such as acequias (ah-SAY-key-ahs), played in the development of Texas farmland and other arid areas; 4. To investigate the early religious history of their own community.
Recommended level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
1. Spanish Missions and the Early History of Texas
2. The Coahuiltecan Indians and Mission Life
3. Acequias: Irrigation and the Development of Texas Farmland