Timeline
Vocabulary
Historical Figures
True/False
100

The year is 1821

What is Mexico became its own country and Texas became part of Mexico?

100

A person who travels to new and unknown places to learn about them.

What is an explorer?

100

Long ago, about 9,200 years ago, people lived in Texas.

What is Paleo-Indians?

100

The Panfilo de Narvaez's trip was very bad

What is true?

White Board Bonus: How many men survived?

A) 90

B) 50

200

The year is 1845

What is both the U.S. Congress and Texas agreed to become a state in the United States?

200

A very bad event that causes a lot of harm or damage.

What is disaster?

200

The Spanish Explorer who saw the Texas coast in 1519.

What is Alonso Pineda? Alonso Alvarez de Pineda?

200

By the year 1 AD, many Native American people lived in Texas

What is true?

300

The year is 1870

What is after the war, Texas rejoined the United States?

300

A place where people start to live and build homes

What is a settlement?

300

The Frenchman who explored the Mississippi River.

What is Robert De La Salle? Robert Cavelier De La Salle?

300

The French heard that the Spanish had built a settlement in Texas

What is false?

400

The year is 1762

What is after a big war, Spain convinced the French to give up all claims to Texas?

400

The freedom from being controlled by another country or group.

What is independence?

400

The Spanish explorer who tried to explore Texas.

What is Panfilo? Panfilo de Narvaez?

400

President John F. Kennedy was assassinated here in Dallas, Texas.

What is true?

White Board Bonus: What year?

A) 1967

B) 1963

500

The year is 1836

What is Texas formed its own government and independence from Mexico?

500

To add a new area or territory to a country or state.

What is an annex?

500

The four men who were left after eight years of exploring Texas.

What is Alvar, Andres, Estevanico, and Alonso Maldonado?

Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Andres Dorantes de Carranza, Alonso del Castillo Maldonado

500

Texas became part of the United States, left during the Civil War, and then rejoined the U.S.

What is true?

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