PA# 8 Mexican-Americans in the U.S. Civil War

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PA# 8 Mexican-Americans in the U.S. Civil War

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YOU MUST COMPLETE THE ENTIRE ASSIGNMENT BEFORE THE DESIGNATED TIME TO RECEIVE CREDIT.

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Instructions:
1. Do the readings.
2. Answer all parts of the required questions.
3. Reply to at least 1 other classmate before the due date.
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Walkout video clip (Links to an external site.)

Read the information on this link: Primary Source vs Secondary Sources. 

Answer all parts of the questions in complete sentences. 

 

U.S. Civil War Readings:

1) South to Freedom (Links to an external site.)

2) A Chapter In U.S. History Often Ignored: The Flight Of Runaway Slaves To Mexico (Links to an external site.)

3) Review Crucible of Struggle pages 128-135 

4) “‘Although We are the Last Soldiers’: Citizenship, Ideology, and Tejano Unionism,” in Lone  Download 4) “‘Although We are the Last Soldiers’: Citizenship, Ideology, and Tejano Unionism,” in Lone Star Unionism and Dissent, Download Star Unionism and Dissent,

 

Make sure you read the articles and the textbook before answering the questions. 

Questions On U.S. Civil War 

1)  Video: What do you think the teacher in the film Walkout really means when he tells his students that “you have lost your legacy”?  

2)  Crucible of Struggle pages 128-135: How many Mexican-Americans served the U.S. Civil War? What was the significance of the Battle of Glorieta Pass?

3) How many enslaved people crossed over to Mexico in the 1830s to 1860s? Why was Mexico a final destination of the underground railroad in Texas? What was the role of Mexican laborers working in Texas in the underground railroad? 

4) Who were John Webber and Silvia Hector Webber? Is there anything that surprised you in the experiences of Mexican-Americans during the U.S. Civil War?

5) Don’t forget to reply to a classmate.  

Follow the Rubric. 

 

Rubric  

Responses must be in complete sentences.

You must reply to one classmate and answer all parts of the questions in order to receive full credit for the assignment.

Your reply to one classmate must be more than just I agree with you or I disagree with you. Explain the reasons for agreeing or disagreeing with your classmate.  

 

 

5 points

4 points: Questions The responses are clear and comprehensive. All parts of the questions are answered. 

1 points: Reply to classmate is analytical (Must be more than a like or I agree, explains the reasons why you agree or disagree with comments)

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