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Texas History From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Texas history began around 10,000 BC when the first humans arrived in what is now Texas. Its history has been shaped by being part of six independent countries: Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederacy, and the United States. Before the arrival of Europeans, the state was a meeting point of many Native American cultural groups, notably the Plains and Southeastern cultural groups. In recent history the state has been shaped by the interactions of Mexican, Southern, Southwestern, Tejano, and German culture.
The history of Texas (as
part of the United States) began in 1845, but settlement of the
region dates back to the end of the Upper Paleolithic Period,
around 10,000 BC. Its history has been shaped by being part of
six independent countries: Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic
of Texas, the Confederacy, and the United States. Starting in
the 1820s, American and European immigrants began arriving in
the state; joined by Hispanic Tejanos they revolted against
Mexico in 1836 and defeated an invasion army. Origin of name - Texas, or Tejas, (te-haz) was the Spanish pronunciation of a Caddo Indian word meaning "friends" or "allies." Nickname - Texas is called the "Lone Star State" because of the design of the state flag: a broad vertical blue stripe at left centered by a single white star, and at right, horizontal bars of white (top) and red.
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