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Discovering Texas: History, Culture, and Natural Wonders of the Lone Star State

Texas, known as the Lone Star State, boasts a rich history, stunning landscapes, and diverse culture. The Alamo, a pivotal site of the Texas Revolution, witnessed the fierce battles between Mexicans and Texans, with notable figures like Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett. Home to vast natural resources, including significant oil reserves, Texas also showcases beautiful landmarks like the Guadalupe Mountains and Big Bend National Park. With a population exceeding 20 million, the capital Austin vibrates with life and opportunity within its expansive 268,601 square miles.

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Discovering Texas: History, Culture, and Natural Wonders of the Lone Star State

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  1. Texas The Lonestar State

  2. Texas - the amazing state • In 1835 the Alamo war was fought between the Mexicans and the Texans. • Mexico won the war. • Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett were famous Texans, who fought and died in the war.

  3. So Texas wanted to be its own country. But Mexico owned Texas as its own state and the Spanish owned Mexico. • So Mexico sent out a General President called Santa Anna to win the war at the Alamo to show they were invincible.

  4. Later General Huston gave a speech. Two days after Huston’s speech, the Texans defeated the Mexican army in 18 minutes! • More than 630 were killed and 700 more were captured.

  5. Texas has many resources like mine oil and natural gas. Lying under Texas soil is one third of the nation's petroleum. • Texas has many people. It has 20,851,820 people there.

  6. It's capital is Austin and Texas has an area of 268,601 square miles.

  7. Texas is home to the Guadalupe Mountains in the far west.

  8. Texas also has the Galveston Bay there.

  9. The Autumn Forest is in Big Bend National Park. It covers more than 800,000 acres.

  10. CITATIONS "Texas." CultureGrams States Edition. 2008. ProQuest. 8 Oct 2008 <http://online.culturegrams.com/states/state.php? sid=43&sn=Texas>.templatename=state.html&stateid=atb046>. "Texas: Introduction." America the Beautiful. 2008. Grolier Online. 2 Oct. 2008 <http://atb.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?category=ti&assetid=atb046 &templatename=state.html&stateid=atb046>. "Texas." World Book Kids. 2008. [Place of access.] 8 Oct. 2008 <http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/Article?id=ar831470>.

  11. PICTURES "Texas."http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://cache.virtualtourist.com/2123517-Night_Skyline-Austin.jpg&imgrefurl=http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/9a7c8/d5d2f/&usg=__vfKvSQ7z_puuAwruvvG1j1s6NVM=&h=420&w=560&sz=28&hl=en&start=19&tbnid=HTkIptB29VgxsM:&tbnh=100&tbnw=133&prev=/images%3Fq%3Daustin%2Btexas%2Bbest%2Bpics.%2Bat%2Bnight%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DG. Visited April 30, 2009. "Texas". http://www.planetware.com/i/photo/sunset-on-galveston-bay-seabrook-texas-tx445.jpg. Visited April 30, 2009. "Texas". http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.terragalleria.com/images/np-desert/guma1191.jpeg&imgrefurl=http://www.terragalleria.com/photo/%3Fid%3Dguma1191%26keyword%3Dguadalupe-peak&usg=__nLrGRe2UuVnuZh1M_UA1Mfs3E3k=&h=394&w=576&sz=45&hl=en&start=97&tbnid=cuTofOyDc9gE0M:&tbnh=92&tbnw=134&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtexas%2Bbest%2Bpics.%2BGuadalupe%2BMountains%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN%26start%3D80. "Texas". http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:jSBojFT0FVKlCM:http://www.irishviews.com/autumn-forest.jpg. Visited May 6, 2009. "Texas". http://atb.grolier.com/atb-ol/media/7400/atbp1227.jpg. Visited May 7, 2009. "Texas". http://atb.grolier.com/atb-ol/media/6400/atbm1079.jpg. Visited May 7, 2009.

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