Texas Geography
The Great Plains, Mountains and Basins, North Central Plains, and Coastal Plains
What are the four regions of Texas?
Tribe known for their striped face painting.
Who are the Jumano?
This was the rally cry after the Alamo was lost during the Texas revolution.
What is Remember the Alamo?
This holiday celebrates the freedom of slaves.
What is Juneteenth?
Made with heels to keep them from slipping through saddle stirrups and as a brace in roping
cowboy boots
Region has tall dry grass and is flat.
What is the Great Plains?
Tribe that lived near the Sabine river.
Who are the Caddo?
The person who wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence.
Who is George Childress?
Nickname of the Union blockade.
What is the Anaconda Plan?
This specific breed of cattle in Texas are characterized by their Longhorns which can span over 6 ft. Spanish in origin they adapt to life in a harsh environment of Texas.
longhorn
Region has landmarks like Davis, Guadalupe, Chisos, and the Rio Grande River.
What are the Mountains and Basins?
Puebloan Indian Tribes and Southeastern Indian Tribes were similar in that they were both.
sedentary
Border of Texas and Mexico
What is the Rio Grande River?
He surrendered the Confederacy to the Union on April 9, 1865.
Who is General Robert E. Lee?
Who was the last Chief to surrender in June of 1875?
Quanah Parker
Region's major cities are Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Waco.
What is the Coastal Plains?
This tribe took in explorer Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and taught him how to trade.
Who are the Karankawa?
The date when the Alamo fell.
What is March 6, 1836?
The Confederacy used this flag to protect its cotton exports.
What is the Mexican flag?
How did railroads help the economy of Texas?
moving Goods faster and settlement of land
Region's population is 872,000 people.
Tribe known for being warriors that hunted with bows and arrows.
Who are the Comanche?
After the fall of the Alamo and the Goliad Massacre - Texans began to flee east trying to outrun Santa Anna's army.
What is the Runaway Scrape?
The Texas location where the last battle of the Civil War was fought.
What is Palmo Ranch?
Describe the boom and bust of cotton.
After the Civil War cotton was in height demand but the supply became High making the cotton Costless.