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The Republic of Texas
Vocabulary that corresponds to Texas becoming a republic
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History
4th Grade
03/29/2013
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petition
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a request made to the government
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Bill of Rights
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a document that guaranteed freedom of speech and religion to Texans
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primary source
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information that comes from an eyewitness who was at the event.

Includes letters, diaries, eyewitness accounts, interviews, some Web sites, some newspaper articles, photographs, drawings, tools, and artifacts
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secondary source
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information that comes from someone who was not present at an event

Includes encyclopedias, biographies, some computer software programs, some Internet sources, and textbooks.
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siege
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a kind of attack in which a place is surrounded until the people inside surrender
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time line
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a diagram that shows important events and their dates
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