Texas | Unboxed, USA | PragerU Kids

hey parents and teachers before we begin did you know that Prager kids.com has hundreds of additional free educational videos and books for kids of all ages subscribe today and never miss an update from Washington to Florida California to unboxing CL is what we do unbox USA Let's Play Welcome to unbox USA the carnival game that tests your knowledge about our fifth incredible United States now together we are one country but each state is very different with its own unique history landscape and fun facts how much do you know about each of them our contestants today have no idea what they're in for we've got nine clues about our mystery State now they get three guesses and if one of their guesses is right they win our big prize you ready to give it a shot at the State Fair let's go who do we have here today my name is bethl and I'm Sophia are you guys friends we are yes best friends yes you think you're going to solve our mystery State yes let's do it let's bring down the first [Music] box Maracas I don't know what this is supposed to be I think that's a sombrero for a doll I'll put the Hat up oh how cute so small what do you think about when you see them I think Mexico our mystery state was once a part of Mexico many native tribes including the Pueblo and Apache lived on our state's land before Spanish explorers arrived in the 1500s in 1810 a priest named Father Miguel Hidalgo rallied many Natives and others to fight Spanish rule this was the beginning of the Mexican war of independence are you ready for the next box yes bring it on down uh what it is is it sand soil or dirt I think that's mud very gross mud these jars are clues about the kind of land that our state had it's messy our state's land is diverse there are mountains basins cliffs in the Great Plains Rolling Hills and fertile soils in the central plains and coastal plains on the Gulf of Mexico it is the second largest US state by area and population measuring at 2 168,50 197 square miles h so it's not don't guess yet [Music] incoming there's something in that one if we pop it with a Maraca oh [Music] perfect friendship friendship that's sweet I think that's a part of a motto that is a motel our state's motto has been friendship since 1930 and some say it's because of how the Spanish pronounced the local Native American tribes words for friends all right it's time for your first guess I think that Alaska that's the biggest state yeah it could be Texas it could be go ahead [Music] vessel bring down the next box it's tiny a a little building a l yeah it looks kind of like the White House have you ever seen a Spanish mission maybe that building is called the Alamo have you ever heard of it no remember the Alamo was once a rally cry to fight for our state's independence from Mexico built in the 17 1900s the Alamo was originally missioned San Antonio de Valero where Spanish settlers taught Christianity to native Americans in 1836 our state declared independence from Mexico and the Alamo was the site of a famous 13-day battle that ended in Mexican Victory but that battle kicked off events that eventually LED our state to win freedom from Mexico all right you feeling good yeah let's bring down that next box it's way bigger boots boots I think my doll has these boots and rope maybe to make a lasso yeah very good who uses a lasso Cowboys that's right you can't think of our state without boots lassos and rodeos [Music] American Cowboys in our state date back to when hering and driving cattle were part of settling land in the southwest who taught Cowboys their skills well Spanish feros of course they worked the land long before our state was part of the union today a major city in our state has bragging rights for hosting the largest livestock exhibition and rodeo in the world yeehaw 3 2 one incoming this one's got [Music] something 1845 and 1870 what do you think those are years of what when it was founded good job but there's two dates there what huh our state became a state twice our state was an independent nation before becoming part of the Union in 1845 during America's Civil War in 1861 it seceded or separated from the United States and became part of the Confederate States of America in 1870 it was readmitted to the union it is time now to make your second guess take a look at the clues what about the building the building could be anywhere there was a lot of missions in California it's probably [Music] Texas Clue's point to it you're pretty sure about Texas huh yeah all right you're going to find out in the next round magical box to pop the next F we're going to have to do rock paper scissors wait what is this why motor oil wait what is this like oil or something I thought thought motor oil was black it's only black when it's dirty yeah our state is known for what's called Black Gold in 1901 the spindle toop oil Discovery near the town of Bowmont launched the modern petroleum industry the gusher blew about 100,000 barrels of oil per day for several days this was big just like most everything else in our state our state leads the US in oil and gas with key pipelines that transport oil to power different parts of the United States let's bring down the next [Music] box plate there's a plate we get to eat maybe it's steak with bones those are ribs oh do you like barbecue ribs kind of yeah they're fresh did you just slaughter a cow or something you can't visit our state without enjoying brisket or ribs as of 2021 our state had about 13 million head of cattle big business in beef which explains why barbecue is so popular here and each region of our state East West Central and South has its very own own way of cooking it over different kinds of wood that was really good yeah now we should play some music with Maracas last clue are you ready for it yeah 3 2 1 [Music] go take it let's go that one rock paper scissors Rock Paper Scissors Shoot yes down here Stephen F Austin have you ever heard that name before no but Austin sounds familiar how I'm pretty sure it's the capital of Texas H oh yeah known as the father of our mystery State stepen F Austin LED American settlement in the region during the early 1800s he played a key role in our state's Revolution to become independent from Mexico our state's capital is named after him you want to make your final guess yeah go for it go [Music] ahead no love for California it seems more likely to be Texas yeah I mean all the clues point to it you ready to find out for sure yeah okay we have a final box for you to open let's go it's a pretty Box Texas oh you did it the mystery state is Texas congratulations now before you unbox your big prize let's unbox Texas one more time our state was part of Mexico in 1810 when the Mexican war of independence began in the span of a few hundred years six flag have flown Over Texas the state of Texas was officially admitted to the union Twice first in 1845 after it gained independence from Mexico and then again in 1870 after it was a part of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War the defeat at the Battle of the Alamo in 1836 during the Texas Revolution against Mexico LED our state to become its own Republic in 1845 Cowboys and cattle rule Texas has about 13 million head of cattle making it the biggest beef producer in the United States the Houston Livestock Show in Rodeo is known as the largest in the world Black Gold is Big Business the discovery of oil at Spindletop launched the modern petroleum Industry Texas leads the US in oil and gas powering different areas of the United States Austin is the capital of Texas other popular cities include Houston Dallas and Fort Worth about 30 million people live in Texas today I don't know what this [Music] is It's opening wa chips and beef jerky because of all the cattle yeah barbecue sauce and this is for today the beef that's seasoning in case you want to make ribs when you get home nice the barbecue sauce yeah Flags L Star Steak goodbye thank you for watching you know we've got more episodes right watch the whole series on our website and parents you can subscribe at Prager kids.com