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texas vocabulary

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show Diverse  
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State flower of Texas   show
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show Monarch Butterfly  
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show Chile  
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A mountainous area in the west Texas desert where the Rio Grande makes a sharp turn   show
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African American laundress   show
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Amendment   show
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show To add to one's own territory to form a larger country  
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show To name someone officially to an office  
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Barbara Jordan   show
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show Consisting of two houses; the Senate and House of Representatives  
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Bill   show
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*Buffalo Soldiers   show
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Capitol   show
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show Issues relating to a citizen, a city, or citizenship  
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show Spanish conqueror in North and South America  
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Constitution   show
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*Cowboy   show
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show Men and women who participate in the sport of rodeo  
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*Davy Crockett and Ole Betsy   show
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Debate   show
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Democracy   show
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show The process of voting to choose a person for office  
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Goddess of Liberty   show
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Governor   show
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*Gulf of Mexico   show
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show Used for transportation by Native Americans, cowboys and soldiers  
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show A body of 150 members in the Texas legislature  
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show This branch of government has the power to interpret laws and consists of the courts  
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Law   show
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show The act of directing others  
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show This branch of government has the power to make laws  
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*Llano Estacado   show
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show Breed of cattle that was very hardy and had very long horns  
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show Native Americans used pods from this tree to make tea, syrup and ground meal  
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*Mexican Vaquero   show
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show 1st woman elected to the office of Governor  
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show A religious settlement set up to Christianize the Native Americans  
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show A person sent to do religious or charity work  
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*Native American Family   show
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*Palo Duro Canyon   show
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Pledge   show
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*Prickly Pear   show
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show She represents the women who went to work for the first time outside of their homes during World Ward II to fill the need left by men being gone to war. Example: Women who flew planes  
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Rotunda   show
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show Oilfield worker  
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show The first President of the Republic of Texas  
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show A person who is elected to a body of 31 members in the Texas legislature  
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show The type of material that the Texas Capitol's exterior  
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Term   show
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show These protectors of the Texas frontier were a diverse group and included Anglos,Hispanics and American Indians  
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show Legend has it that the Father of Texas, Stephen F. Austin, signed the first boundary treaty with the local Indians under this tree  
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show A formal expression of one's opinion; you do this when you elect someone to office  
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*Yucca   show
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