Title: “Everything is Bigger in Texas‚ Even the Attractions.” Purpose: After listening to my speech‚ the audience will be more educated on Texas’s roadside attractions‚ as well as relate to the sites I will discuss in my presentation. Thesis: We Texans know that our states attractions stand out more than all the other states‚ because Texas is the only place where you can have a 72-ounce steak in Amarillo‚ tour a museum filled with decorative toilet seats in San Antonio‚ and feed a beer-drinking
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finally settled down in Baton Rouge‚ Louisiana. Here‚ he became known as the "Indian Fighter" for fighting off Indians from entering their land and also white settlers‚ which prevented wars between them. Under President James Polk‚ Taylor was sent to Texas to clear America’s new state. There‚ he faced Santa Anna at Buena Vista‚ and against great odds‚ he defeated Santa Anna’s army of 20‚000 men with only 6‚000 of his own troops. Because of his willingness to fight and bravery‚ he earned another nickname
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a few months after the 1900 storm. One other key event that was going on was the clash the city of Houston had been having with Congress since the 1890’s‚ the city and Congressman Tom Ball had been trying to convince other members of Congress that Texas needed a more protected port‚ Houston‚ than Galveston’s exposed position no more than a few feet above sea level. Ball’s pleas did not carry much weight until the disastrous hurricane struck in September of 1900. Taking a closer look at all the players
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further expansion. Because the majority of the US population was in favor of Manifest Destiny when the US was given the option of annexing‚ or accepting‚ Texas the US accepted. While this acceptance of a new state expanded the borders of the United States‚ it also bred conflict with Mexico. Mexico was was angry with the USA for annexing Texas‚ but as suspicion and conflict grew Mexico started to act impulsively. This combined with Mexico’s spotty ruling created
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wandering the land of North America. Algonquin‚ the language from which the Kickapoo speak‚ have taken their name from the Algonquin words Kiwegapaw or Kiwigapawa. Today‚ the recognized tribes are the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma‚ the traditional Tribe in Texas‚ the Kansas Kickapoo Tribe‚ and also‚ The Mexican Kickapoo Tribe. Their population of 3‚000 people in 1759 has grown to be almost 600 more members by the year 1990 in the United States (Malinowski‚ Sheets 88). It seems‚ the Kickapoo people were not
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The Spindletop in Texas is a historic event that changed the oil industry forever. January 10‚ 1901 was the day of an enormous explosion of oil that reached a height of more than 150 feet and produced 100‚000 barrels a day. A gusher of this magnitude was unheard of since it was way more powerful than anything else in the world. This caused a booming oil industry that grew to record highs and many of the oil companies in America such as Gulf Oil‚ Texaco‚ and Exxon. The Spindletop is a place where
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Bam White ：They were moving from the high desert chill of Las Animas‚ Colorado‚ to Littlefield‚ Texas‚ south of Amarillo‚ to start anew.. Bam White was a ranch hand‚ a lover of horses and empty skies. Archaeologists: were just starting to sort through a lost village‚ a place where natives. The Spanish: They brought horses‚ which had the same effect on the Plains Indian economy as railroads did on Anglo villages in the Midwest. Comanche: They migrated out of eastern Wyoming‚ Shoshone people
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Sam Houston Samuel Houston Sam Houston was as legend reports a big man about six foot and six inches tall. He was an exciting historical figure and war hero who was involved with much of the early development of our country and Texas. He was a soldier‚ lawyer‚ politician‚ businessman‚ and family man‚ whose name will be synonymous with nation heroes who played a vital part in the shaping of a young and prosperous country. He admired and supported the Native Americans who took him in and adopted
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Mexico achieve independence from Spain? When did Texas become independent from Mexico? When did Texas become a states of the USA? When did the Mexican-American War begin and end? Before President Polk’s term as President‚ which river had the US government recognized as the border between Mexico and Texas? Which river did Texas claim as its border with Mexico? Which river did President Polk choose as the border between Texas and Mexico? How did Polk’s choice of the border
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The Mexican-American War‚ was started for basically two reasons. First‚ the desire of the United States to expand across the North American continent to the Pacific Ocean‚ otherwise known as Manifest Destiny. The second reason‚ was the annexation of Texas‚ which Mexico did not recognize its independence as a nation‚ and considered it a rogue territory. When the United States‚ annexed Mexico in 1985‚ Mexico disputed the territory lines and broke off communication with the United States. (The History
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