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Natural Texas and Its People - Age of Contact
Natural Texas and Its People - Age of Contact
This Native American group lived in the Great Plains region and were known for being expert buffalo hunters.
Who are the Comanche?
This system of Spanish settlements combined a church and a mission to convert and educate Native Americans.
What is a mission system?
In 1845, Texas joined this country, becoming the 28th state.
What is the United States?
These large farms grew cotton as a cash crop and often relied on tenant farmers or sharecroppers.
What are plantations?
During the Great Depression, this federal program created jobs for Texans through public works projects.
What is the New Deal (or CCC/WPA)?
This geographic region of Texas is characterized by flat lands, grasslands, and is ideal for ranching and farming.
What is the Great Plains?
He is known as the "Father of Mexican Independence" and issued the Grito de Dolores in 1810.
Who is Miguel Hidalgo?
This was the main reason Texas seceded from the Union in 1861.
What is the issue of slavery (or states’ rights)?
This long journey was used to move cattle from Texas ranches to railheads in Kansas.
What is a cattle drive?
This global conflict saw thousands of Texans serve in the military and increased demand for oil and agriculture.
What is World War II?
This Spanish explorer was the first European to explore the interior of Texas after being shipwrecked near Galveston in 1528.
Who is Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca?
This Anglo empresario brought the first group of U.S. settlers to Texas under Mexican rule.
Who is Stephen F. Austin?
This Texan served as the president of the Republic of Texas and later opposed secession during the Civil War.
Who is Sam Houston?
This invention helped end the open range by keeping cattle enclosed.
What is barbed wire?
This Texan served as president of the United States and signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
These portable homes made from animal hides were used by Plains tribes such as the Apache and Comanche.
What are tipis (or teepees)?
This 1836 battle was a turning point in the Texas Revolution and ended in a decisive victory for Texas.
What is the Battle of San Jacinto?
After the Civil War, this era focused on rebuilding the South and integrating formerly enslaved people into society.
What is Reconstruction?
The discovery of oil at this East Texas site in 1901 started the Texas Oil Boom.
What is Spindletop?
This 1930s environmental disaster severely affected Texas farmers and contributed to migration westward.
What is the Dust Bowl?
This failed Spanish expedition in search of the Seven Cities of Gold led to increased exploration of Texas by the Spanish.
What is the Coronado Expedition?
This document, signed in 1836, officially declared Texas an independent nation.
What is the Texas Declaration of Independence?
This U.S. amendment, passed during Reconstruction, abolished slavery throughout the country.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This term describes the period of rapid economic growth in Texas due to the oil industry in the early 1900s.
What is the Age of Oil?
This Texas city has become a major tech and cultural hub in the 21st century, earning the nickname “Silicon Hills.”
What is Austin?