Texas History

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  1. 2. The first big oil discovery that triggered the TExas oil boom.
  2. 7. The battle where Texans won their independence
  3. 9. This is the most famous document in Texas. Signed on March 2, 1836 at Washington on the Brazos.
  4. 10. An early form of transportation on Texas Rivers
  5. 14. Name of the time period of rebuilding, after the Civil War.
  6. 15. The Spanish explorer that got shipwrecked in Texas and ended up walking barefoot through it after he escaped in the 1500s.
  7. 17. These were built throughout the center of Texas to keep Native Americans from attacking new Texan settlements
  8. 19. One of the key causes of the Civil War. Texans used this in its cotton plantations.
  9. 21. Geography of most of Texas
  10. 22. The Texas state tree
  11. 25. First and last name of the famous Texan who won Texas Independence at the Battle of San Jacinto, and later became President of Texas.
  12. 28. Battle during the Civil War when 47 Texans stopped the Union from invading
  13. 29. Greatest state in the United States!!
  14. 30. The famous 3 words at the end of William Travis' letter from the Alamo
  15. 31. Longest River in Texas
  16. 32. The famous battle that Texans lost, but that inspired others later to fight harder to win independence.
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  1. 1. Body of water to the southeast of Texas
  2. 3. What Spain built in Texas to claim the land and teach Natives their religion
  3. 4. Largest city in Texas
  4. 5. This vocabulary word means to add. This happened to Texas in 1845, and it triggered a war with Mexico.
  5. 6. The Native Indian tribe that lived along the Gulf Coast.
  6. 8. Used to be the largest ranch in Texas
  7. 11. Texas has two of these large underground lakes: the Edwards and the Ogalala
  8. 12. Texas is big on producing this crop, especially up in Lubbock
  9. 13. Where the capital of Texas was moved to.
  10. 16. Name of the man that named most of the Texas Rivers, and now name of the school with the most awesome 7th graders in the world.
  11. 18. Second president of Texas that decided to kick the Indians out of Texas and take over the Santa Fe silver Trade
  12. 20. The businessmen who Spain invited to Texas to bring people to settle in Texas. (Hint: Monooly)
  13. 23. Name of the Country Texas belonged to during the Civil War
  14. 24. Country Texas belonged to for 15 years, that it revolted against and won its independence from.
  15. 26. Name of the Mexican leader that Texans fought during the Revolution.
  16. 27. The biggest agricultural animal food industry.