Natural Texas
Native Cultures
Age of Contact
Spanish Colonial Era
Mexican National Era
Odds and Ends
Odds and Ends 2
Other "Stuff"
100
This region is where the city of Houston is. It also has major hospitals, corporations, the Houston Ship Channel, and petroleum companies
Gulf Coastal Plains
100
This nomadic culture typically lived near the coast and stayed alive by fishing.
Gulf Culture
100
This explorer was the first to map the Texas coast in 1519
Pineda
100
This was the system for colonizing North America by the Spanish. It consisted of building missions, presidios, towns, and finally haciendas.
Mission system
100
A person who brought settlers into Mexican Texas was called an
Empresario
100
These are the "3G's"
God, gold, glory
100
The southern border of Texas and Mexico is formed by the _________________
Rio Grande
100
Best Christmas movie ever is
200
This region is the least populated. It has lots of manufacturing, and ranching, but has the fewest economic opportunities in the state
Mountains and Basins
200
These tribes were excellent horsemen and were nomadic, following the large herds of bison that grazed the prairie.
Plains culture
200
He conquered the Aztecs in 1519
Cortes
200
This mission was the "gateway to Spanish Texas" because people always stopped here.
San Juan Bautista
200
This was the year that Mexico got its independence from Spain
1821
200
This fort in San Antonio is now famously known as The Alamo. What was it called in 1718?
Mission San Antonio de Valero
200
The border between Texas and Oklahoma is formed by the ___________
Red River
200
The most disgusting holiday treat is
300
This region is home to Fort Worth and the largest sheep market in the U.S.
Great Plains
300
This culture lived in the mountains and basins region. They survived by trading, fishing, and farming, even though the region is very dry.
Puebloan culture
300
He was such a bad leader that he was killed by his own men!
La Salle
300
This fort became the unofficial capital of Texas
Los Adaes
300
_______________ supported a strong national government, while ___________________ supported a weaker, less powerful national government
Centralists; Federalists
300
This man was Stephen F. Austin's father. He had the idea to colonize Texas, but he died before he could accomplish his dream
Moses Austin
300
The southeastern coast of Texas slopes down into the __________
Gulf of Mexico
400
This region has oil, ranching, farming, and many other businesses, as well as the city of Dallas
North Central Plains.
400
This sedentary group lived in large dome houses and farmed to stay alive.
southeastern culture
400
This man searched for years to find Cibola - the lost city of gold.
Coronado
400
This fort was started by the French and La Salle. It was quickly abandoned.
Fort St. Louis
400
Victoria was the only town in the colony owned by this empresario
Martin De Leon
400
The highest point in Texas, Guadalupe Peak, is located in this region of Texas
Mountains and Basins
400
A presidio is a _____________ settlement
military
500
This river forms the border between Texas and Louisiana
Sabine River
500
This type of lifestyle means that you live in one place for a long time
Sedentary
500
This man wrote the book about the lost city of gold. Because he did, many men came from Spain looking for it.
Cabeza de Vaca
500
This was the first Spanish mission in East Texas. It was considered a failure.
Mission San Fransico de los Tejas
500
The Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824 made which religion the official religion of Mexico?
Catholicism
500
A mission is a ____________________ settlement
religious
500
The North Central Plains and Great Plains both have extreme weather with cold winters, hot summers and lots of wind and ______________
storms