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20 Cards in this Set
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SPINDLETOP
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a major oil discovery in 1901 newa Beaumont that began the industrialization of Texas.
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CREOLES
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descendants of European immigrants to the Americas.
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MESTIZOS
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people of European and Native American descent.
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THE VALLEY (OF THE RIO-GRANDE)
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known for its production of citris fruits on the Texas side.
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WINTER GARDEN
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area of South Texas known for its vegetable production.
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MAQUILADORA
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a system of twin United States and Mexican manufacturing plants that share production and assembly of a product.
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NAFTA
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a treaty between Mexico, the United States, and Canada that calls for the gradual removal of tariffs and other trade restrictions.
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BICULTURAL
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the encompassing of two cultures.
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BINATIONAL
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belonging in two nations.
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INTERNATIONALITY
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a person having family and/or business in two or more nations.
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OGALLALA AQUIFER
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a major underground source of water for irrigation and human consumption in the Texas Panhandle.
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LA REUNION
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a failed French socialist colony. Its skilled and educated inhabitants benefited early Dallas.
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METROPLEX
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The Dallas-Fort Worth greater metropolitan area.
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BLACK CODES
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state laws passed after the Civil War that deprived freed slaves of rights and privileges.
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E.J. DAVIS
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a Texan and Radical Republican who had fought for the Union in the Civil War, was elected governor of Texas in an election fraught with irregularities.
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PROHIBITIONIST
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a member or supporter of the Prohibition Party, which advocated the outlawing of the produdction, distribution, and consumption of alcohol.
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WOMAN SUFFRAGE
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the right of women to vote.
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KU KLUX KLAN
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white supremacist organization that has existed in Texas since Reconstruction.
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TIDELANDS
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area that extended three leagues (about ten miles) off the Texas coast. This area became a political issue when oil was discovered and the United States contended that Texas's jurisdiction only extended for three miles, not three leagues.
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HOUSE BILL 72
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a 1984 education reform law.
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