TexasNorth

(Oklahoma)

West

(New Mexico)

South- West

(Mexico)

South- Eeast

(Gulf of Mexico)

East

(Louisiana)

North-East

(Arkansas)

CLASSE 3 D

The history of Texas

THE TIME LINE OF TEXAS

The

Texas revolution

1836

Austin became

the capital city

1839

Annexation of Texas

To The U.S.A.

1845

The flag

It is also called the

“Lone Star Flag”

Gastronomy

The Pecan Pye

is a cake made

with pastry,

corn syrup

icing and

pecans

Texas Caviar is a salad

of black-eyed peas,

vinaigrette served with

tortilla chips

Some festivals in Texas

Formula1 Austin Food

& Wine

Festival

The Houston Livestock

Show and Rodeo

The Texas Renaissance Festival

The Texas Folklife Festival

Curiosities

1) The state of

Texas is the

biggest state in

the U.S.A

2) In the language

of the native

americans the

word Texas means

“friends”3) Texas was the

scene of two

important

television series:

Dallas and Walker

Texas Ranger

Famous People born in

Texas

Beyonce

Hilary Duff

George W. BushT-Bone Walker

Now we are going to talk

about the main cities of

Texas:

Austin

Austin is the capital

city of Texas

Some importantmonuments

are . . . .

The Texas State

Capitol

It is the seat of the

Govenament of the state of

Texas

The Blanton MuseumArt

Ritratto

d’Uomo

(Sebastiano Del Piombo, 1516)

Santa

Chiara

(Filippo Mazzola, fifteenthcentury)

San

Bernard

oNiccolò Di Pietro Gerini,

fourteenthcentury)

These are some

paintintings of

Italian painters

The history of Austin

Tonkawa

This was a tribe

called Tonkawa

that lived in the

city of Austin,

and it still

exists.

Dallas

The Dallas World Aquarium

The John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial

This memorial is dedicated to John

Fitzgerald Kennedy who died on 22 January

1963

The history of Dallas

George Dallas

was the vice-president

of The United States,

and perhaps the name of the

city of Dallas comes from his

name

This tribe lived in

the area of Dallas

during XVI century

HoustonHouston is the most

popoulous city in the state

of Texas

Some important

monumentsare . . .

Space Center

Houston

It’s a museum of

Space aircrafts

The San Jacinto

Monument

The San Jacinto Monument is

a column made with

reinforced concrete,. It’s

172mt tall and it’s situated on

The Houston Ship Channel.

On the top there is a star that

symbolizes the war of San

Jacinto.

It’s the biggest memorial in

the world and inside its base

there is a museum of san

Jacinto