Texas The Lonestar State Texas the amazing state

• Texas - the amazing state • In 1835 the Alamo war was

• So Texas wanted to be its own country. But Mexico owned Texas

• Later General Huston gave a speech. Two days after Huston’s speech, the

• Texas has many resources like mine oil and natural gas. Lying under

• It's capital is Austin and Texas has an area of 268, 601

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

• Texas also has the Galveston Bay there.

• The Autumn Forest is in Big Bend National Park. It covers more

CITATIONS "Texas. " Culture. Grams States Edition. 2008. Pro. Quest. 8 Oct 2008 <http:

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Texas The Lonestar State

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

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

• Texas also has the Galveston Bay there.

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

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