While students learn about Jones' life, their attention will be directed to his medical ability and the medical practices of the time. Bloodletting, treatments for cholera, as well as surgical tools and techniques, highlight discussions and hands-on involvement. Students receive a message from William Barret Travis, who with his comrades, is under attack at the Alamo. The impact of the Alamo event, including the fear of attack on Washington, is explored. Communication techniques of the Republic period are also addressed.
Students discuss the significance of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
By electing a governing body and drafting a governing document, students will make a comparison between their experience and that of events and accomplishments of the Convention members. Students join the many settlers of the 1830s who embarked on a journey west to Texas to begin their new lives, choosing Washington as the place to settle and raise their families. They will receive the deed to their land, build a log cabin, and learn about transportation, commerce, and the supplies and services available to them in town. The following are expanded tours offered by Star of the Republic Museum. P.O. Box 317, Washington, Texas, 77880.