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__Chapter 17 - Section 1 - Earning a Living__ 1) Describe how most Texans earned a living. 2) Identify the types of trades and professions that were common in frontier Texas. __Chapter 17 - Section 2 - Transportation__ 1) Explain the geographic factors that affected Texans' ability to sell what they produced. 2) Identify some advantages and disadvantages of stagecoaches, steamboats, and railroads. __Chapter 17 - Section 3 - Social and Cultural Institutions__ 1) Describe what schools and churches were like during early statehood. 2) Explain the role that newspapers and the arts played in Texas. __Chapter 17 - Section 4 - Slavery in Texas__ 1) Describe what life was like for enslaved Texans. 2) Identify and discuss the major arguments against slavery.