Frontier Wars 1
Frontier Wars 2
Native Americans
Westward Expansion
Texas History
Civil War
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100
Who travelled West across the frontier of the United States?
Families seeking better economic opportunity, immigrants, adventure seekers
100
What animals were most important to the Native American lifestyle?
Buffalo & Horses
100
How did westward expansion affect Native American tribes living in Texas?
1. forced many Native American tribes off their land
2. reduced their access to resources
3. disrupted their traditional ways of life.
100
This term describes Americans’ belief that they were destined to move west.
Manifest Destiny
100
Texas became a state in this year.
1845
100
The Civil War began in this year.
1861
100
This language family includes Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese.
Romance language family
200
Who were the Texas Rangers?
Military group created by the Texas government
200
How did Natives view the buffalo?
As a form of currency and a way of life
200
How did Native American tribes resist westward expansion during the Frontier Wars?
1. fighting back
2. forming alliances
3. defending their land and resources
200
Name one reason people moved west.
for land, gold, jobs, or a fresh start
200
This river boundary dispute helped cause the Mexican-American War.
the Nueces River vs. the Rio Grande
200
Name one cause of the Civil War.
Slavery
State's rights
Sectionalism
Tariffs
Election of lincoln
Secession
200
This music style originated in Jamaica and is linked to artists like Bob Marley.
Reggae
300
How did Anglos view the buffalo?
As a hinderance & obstacle in the way of completing Manifest Destiny & settling the new land
300
What was the main role of the Texas Rangers?
To provide protection & security to families/ settlers moving into or across Texas
300
Which Native American tribes were most involved in the Frontier Wars in Texas, and why?
Tribes such as the Comanche, Apache, Kiowa, and Lipan Apache were involved because they lived on or near land settlers wanted to claim and depended on those lands for survival.
300
This discovery in California in 1848 caused thousands to rush west.
gold
300
This treaty ended the Mexican-American War.
the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
300
The North was also called...
The South was also called...
Union; Confederacy
300
This Mediterranean country is the birthplace of the dish moussaka.
Greece
400
How did horses change the lives of Native Americans?
helped Natives to hunt buffalo
helped them move with the buffalo
helped to increase trade between Natives and others
gave them more freedom and movement across the land
400
How did Natives use the buffalo? (list 2 ways)
1. fur for clothing
2. fur to cover their homes
3. bones used to make weapons
4. bones used to make tools/ utensils/ pots
400
How did the U.S. government and Texas settlers attempt to control or remove Native Americans from their land?
1. used treaties
2. military force
3. relocation to reservations to remove Native Americans from their land
4. built railroads to take away their land
400
Name one major danger settlers faced while traveling west.
disease, Native American conflict, harsh weather, or lack of food
400
This Texas battle took place during the Civil War and helped protect the coast.
Battle of Galveston Island or Sabine Pass
400
This document freed enslaved people in Confederate states.
Emancipation Proclamation
400
This global team sporting event, first held in 1930.
Fifi World Cup
500
Who were the Buffalo Soldiers?
African-Americans
500
What actions were taken by the U.S. government to ensure westward expansion and Manifest Destiny were achieved?
Hunters were sent to eliminate the buffalo
Railroad tracks were created to increase the use of the railroad across the West
500
How did the loss of land and resources impact Native American cultures and ways of life in Texas?
1. difficult to maintain their traditions, food sources, and cultural practices.
500
This trail was commonly used by settlers traveling to Oregon and California.
Oregon Trail
500
This Texas battle is known as the last battle of the Civil War.
Battle of Palmito Ranch
500
This battle is often called the turning point of the Civil War.
Battle of Gettysburg
500
This famous Russian composer wrote The Nutcracker and Swan Lake.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
600
Why did people want to travel West?
1. better economic opportunity
2. own their own land/property
3. better life
4. make it rich
600
What were the duties performed by the Buffalo Soldiers?
To protect settlers
guard mail routes
build roads
escort wagon trains as protection
600
Why did conflicts known as the Frontier Wars occur between Native American tribes and settlers in Texas?
The Frontier Wars occurred because settlers moved onto Native American land, competed for resources, and the government tried to control or remove Native Americans.
600
This law gave settlers 160 acres of land if they farmed it for five years.
Homestead Act
600
This era followed the Civil War and focused on rebuilding the nation.
Reconstruction
600
Name one way Texas supported the Confederacy.
supplying food, soldiers, or trade
600
This writing system, developed in ancient Mesopotamia, is considered one of the world’s earliest forms of writing.
Cuneiform
