Texas

Texas03.gif (1189 bytes) Texas entered the Union on December 29, 1845. It was the 28th state. In the mid-19th century cattle breeding and cotton growing were the main industries. Texas comes from the word "tejas" which means friend in Spanish.

Do you need a project for your school report? Here are some ideas from Challenge magazine, Issue 82, which you can use to show what you have learned about Texas.

	Texas has a very interesting history. Start with the year 1800 and develop a time line to the year 1900. Add interesting events in the history of Texas.
	Name two presidents from Texas and write about their contributions to our country.
	Make up a cheer for the Dallas Cowboys.
	Make a scrapbook of Texas. Use pictures from travel magazines and the Internet.
	Make a crossword puzzle of facts about Texas.
	Write a poem about Texas using the state bird, tree, flower, and other important Texas information.

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