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22 Cards in this Set
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Parde Island
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southern tip of texas,near sea level
a long thin strip of land covered with sand dunes,is a barrier island |
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Edward's Plateau
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"Hill country"
covered with small trees and brush hills on the rim of the plateau were formed by streamscutting and smothing over the plateau's edge |
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balcone's escarpment
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formed by earth quake
about south of mid texas |
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caprock escarpment
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northern most tip of texas
very hilly |
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Guadalupe peak
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hidhest peek in texas
part of guadelupe mont. national park 8749feet above sea level west texas |
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palo duro canyon
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panhandle texas
native americans used this canyon as a home now located in state park reigon of canyons |
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middle latitude's affect on climate
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mild winters
definate seasons |
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gulf's affect on climate in texas
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violent storms (tormadoes and thunder storms)
moist breezes |
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spanish
french |
spanish just wanted land and wanted native americans to be slaves and teach them thier ways
french traded with the natives let them be and did no steel land |
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spain abondonment in east texas
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not enough wealth or power to maintain and defend the missions
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mexican independance
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1824
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what were the contributions spain made to texas culture
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language religion and way of life
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what problems began to arise between mexico and texas
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mexico was ignoring them and they finally noticed texas was doing everything wrong when they werre really doing everything right and tried to change it and started a revoulution
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"Decleration of the people of texas in general conintion assembled"
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the same as the decleration of independecnce except for the fact that slavery is allowed
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steven F. Austin visit to mexico city
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he went to see if texas could get seprate state hood and all this other stuff and he got imprissoed for a letter
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william B. travis
james bowie Davy crockett |
an army of 30 men defited by Urrea
lead 25 texans from goliad to the alamo arrived with 12 volenteers to help fight |
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strenght and weeknesses of the almo
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wall 2 to 3 feet thick 12 feet high, 20 cannonsand 1 powerful 18-pounder plenty of food
to big had a hole in the back and had 100 or so men |
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out come of battle
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Texas won
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why did general urrea order the exicution of all texas soldiers
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because if they weren't exicuted he was afraid they would commit treason again
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importance of remember goliad
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the defeats in south texas further convinced general houstonthat he must not allowhis forces to be seprated ever again
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what are the 2 major parts of the texas decleration of independance
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that the gov't. of santa anna had violated the liberties garentied under the mex. constitutionand thatthe texans had been deprived of petition and to have tier own way of life
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compare and contrast the u.s. constitution and the texas constitution written in 1836
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they are similar except for privisions were made for the 3 branches of gov't.
the constitution contained the bill of rghts guarenteeing freedom of speach, freedom of press, freedom of religion, trial by the jury and othe basic civil rights |
