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| In 1850 what was Texas's largest town? |
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| Between 1850 and 1860 what grew a great deal, becoming a rail center and the state's third largest town? |
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| What was the principal cash crop in Texas around 1850? |
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| Richard King and Mifflin Kenedy established regular shipping during the war with mexico on what river? |
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| As govenor who supported a permanent school fund that set aside money for education? |
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| what did the textile factory in Henderson make? |
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| what was the largest town that had a large number of German immagrants? |
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| where did Willian Goyens operated a blacksmith shop and other business? |
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| How did the Know Nothing Party feel about immagration to the US? |
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| Did Sam Houston win or lose the election for govenor in 1857? |
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| Hardin R. Runnels, the democratic candidate for govenor, was popular wit many Texans because he? |
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| What contained a provision that would allow the citizens of those territories to decide whether they would promit slavery? |
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| to formally withdraw is to? |
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| The "Wedges of Separation" in the 1850's caused a serious division between? |
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| the northern and southern |
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| how many texans were members of the whig party, which supported buisness growth? |
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| in the 1850's what party generally supported farmers and laborers? |
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| lamars removal policies forced most native texans from east texas during the days of the republic but many comanches and kiowas remained where? |
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| who lost the govenors race against sam houston in 1859 because of frontier problems? |
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| before the construction of railroads, mant towns in texas were served by/ |
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| the population of texas greatly increased between 1850 and 1860, where did most of the new texans come from/ |
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| what were most of the free slaves? |
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| texas had two manufacturing facilities in the 1850s one in houston that made hats and what was the other one? |
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| it was clear that sam houston was not going to be reelcted when he voted against the? |
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