Native Americans
Which Native American tribe in Texas were rumored to be cannibals?
Karankawa
What is a Mission?
A mission is a set of buildings including houses and churches, where the Spanish taught catholicism and their way of life to Native American tribes.
What is the name of people whose jobs were to bring people down to Texas and sell them land for cheap? They would send out letters and newspapers to people and only approve them if they could learn Spanish, convert to Catholicism, and have good moral character.
Emprassario
What was the battle where Texas won the revolution and captured Santa Anna?
San Jacinto
When did Texas join the confederate states?
March 2, 1861
Name at least 2 ways Buffalo was used in Texan tribes.
Buffalo hide was used for fires, hooves were used for rattles, meat was used for food, the skin was used for tepees, and bones were used for hunting weapons.
What famous explorer was killed by his crew, and was shipwrecked with his boat, La Belle?
Robert De la Salle
What were white people who settled in Texas called?
Anglo settlers
Who was the Mexican general during the Texan Revolution?
Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna
This is a technique for marking livestock. It uses an already molded hot medal iron to place a mark on the livestock, more often than not, cattle.
Livestock Branding
Which tribe was the most brutal and feared tribe, who would go on midnight rides and riot on full moons.
Comanches
What Spanish explorer mapped the Texas coastline in 1519?
Alonso Alvares De Pineda
Why did people not like the anglo settlers?
They weren't following the rules their empresario gave them, and they had slaves.
Who was Jim Bowie?
Jim Bowie is famous for his bowie knife, and fighting and eventually dying in the Texan Revolution.
When did Texas become a part of the U.S.A?
1845
What does Nomadic mean?
Nomadic means a nomad or a traveler.
When was the mission San Antonio De Valero established?
May 1, 1718
What year did Mexico get its independence from Spain?
1821
What year did Texas gain its own independence?
1836
How many Texans fought in World War 1?
Around 200,000
This native tribe believed that they were made into ants and forced to leave their underground homes. They were historically hunters and gatherers and now live on a reservation in Oklahoma.
Kiowa
In 1519, What empire did Hernan Cortez conquer? Hint: Now called Mexico City.
Aztec Empire
Who is a famous empresario, who brought over 500 families to Texas?
Stephen F. Austin
Around 200 Texan soldiers and 600 Mexican soldiers were killed or wounded here? Hint: This place is visited frequently.
The Alamo
What ratio is 1/4?
The ratio of Slaves to Texans in the late 1800s.