Texas is known as the Lone Star State.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
the lone star republic
Texas is called the Lone Star State
"Lone Star" state is Texas's nickname. Prior to the Mexican-American war, Texas gained independance from Mexico. Since Mexico had a large expanse of un-inhabited land, they allowed American settlers to live in the area. Stephen Austin (son of Moses Austin) urged the province to gain freedom. It's been called the Lone-Star Republic since.
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Texas is called the Lone Star State because the first flag of the Republic of Texas adopted by the Congress in 1836 was blue with a golden star on it. This flag was known as the Burnet flag. The later Republic flag, now the state flag, has one lone white star in the blue field next to white and red stripes. (The white stripe is above the red.) ============================================== "Lone Star" state is Texas's nickname. Prior to the Mexican-American war, Texas gained independence from Mexico. Since Mexico had a large expanse of un-inhabited land, they allowed American settlers to live in the area. Stephen Austin (son of Moses Austin) urged the province to gain freedom. It's been called the Lone-Star Republic since.
A state that was it's own counrty before it became a state, like Texas, mostly.
It was known as the Republic of Texas. Its nickname was "The Lone Star Republic", and it is still known as "The Lone Star State."
Perhaps you mean a "Lone star" rather than a "long star." The Lone Star State is another name for Texas. Texas adopted the term "the Lone Star State" in the mid 1830s, after breaking away from Mexico. And for the period between her separation from Mexico and its becoming a state it was named the lone star republic.
The Republic of Texas; The Lone Star State is the official state nickname.
Texas is known as the Lone Star State.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
The Lone Star state because it was once a former independent republic.
the lone star republic
Texas is called the Lone Star State
"Lone Star" state is Texas's nickname. Prior to the Mexican-American war, Texas gained independance from Mexico. Since Mexico had a large expanse of un-inhabited land, they allowed American settlers to live in the area. Stephen Austin (son of Moses Austin) urged the province to gain freedom. It's been called the Lone-Star Republic since.