Which region has the highest elevation and the lowest precipitation?
Mountains and Basins Region
Part 1: Which region of Texas was the home of the Karankawa and Coahuiltecan tribes?
Part 2: What region of Texas were the home of the Apache and Comanche tribes?
1: Coastal Plains
2: Great Plains
What significant contribution to Texas History was made by the individual in the photo?
He conquered the Aztec empire in 1521 using Native allies.
The first mission built in Texas was...
A. San Antonio de Valero (The Alamo)
B. Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
C. San Francisco de Los Tejas
B. Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
Which major Texas city was founded by Spanish friars in 1718?
A. Laredo
B. Corpus Christi
C. San Antonio
D. El Paso
C. San Antonio
In what region will you find the city of Fort Worth?
North Central Plains
Even though they lived in different areas of Texas, what 2 things did the Jumanos and the Caddos have in common?
They were sedentary tribes (stayed in one spot) and farmed the land for their food
Who drew this map in 1519?
De Pineda
Which one of these events took place in the Spanish Colonial Era?
4. San Antonio is established by the Spanish Friars
Which Spanish Friar left East Texas to establish the San Jose mission in San Antonio?
Antonio Margil de Jesus
Which one of these cities is NOT in the Great Plains?
A. Midland
B. Dallas
C. Amarillo
D. Lubbock
B. Dallas
Name a nomadic tribe and a sedentary tribe
Nomadic: Karankawa, Apache, Comanche
Sedentary: Caddo, Jumano, Tigua
Which explorer wrote La Relacion recounting his time shipwrecked in Galveston and a Karankawa slave in Texas?
Cabeza de Vaca
Based on the diagram, what is one way that Spanish missionaries adapted to the environment?
A. They buried their dead in a cemetery
B. They farmed the land and stored grain
C. They built an open courtyard in the center
D. They exercised regularly on a walking path
B. They farmed the land and stored grain.
Which Spanish Catholic priest cooperated with French authorities in Louisiana to bring French priests to East Texas and more Natives to God?
Francisco Hidalgo
Which region is known for its high but FLAT elevation, droughts, sandstorms/dust devils, and blizzards?
Great Plains
What Puebloan tribes (had Adobe homes) are there (name 2-3) and in what region of Texas did they live?
Jumano, Concho, and Tigua in the Mountain and Basins region
Who built Fort St Louis in Matagorda Bay in 1685 and caused the Spanish to build more missions in Texas?
La Salle
Describe mission life for friars, Native Americans, and Spanish soldiers
Friars= Catholic priests in charge of the missions
Native Americans=lived inside missions, learned new skills like farming, speaking and writing Spanish, and Spanish building techniques
Spanish Soldiers=guarded the missions in presidios around and nearby missions and intermarried with Native women
Which Friar established the San Francisco de Los Tejas missions in East Texas?
Fray Damian Massanet
Why is the Coastal Plains the most populated region in Texas? (3 reasons)
1. Has the most economic opportunities
2. Is the largest region
3. Most access to water (2 port cities, the most rivers and lakes and all rivers flow to this region)
Describe 4 characteristics of the Caddo Tribe
Coastal plains=Piney Woods
Southeastern Culture
Matrilineal
Sedentary
Farmed for their food
dome-shaped houses
Put these explorers in Chronological Order:
Cabeza de Vaca
Christopher Columbus
La Salle
Hernan Cortes
de Pineda
1. Columbus
2. de Pineda
3. Cortes
4. Cabeza de Vaca
5. La Salle
Name the 3 missions we learned about and where they are located in Texas.
El Paso=Corpus Christi de la Yselta
San Antonio=San Antonio de Valero (The Alamo)
East Texas=San Francisco de los Tejas
What 2 things do Friars Fray Massanet, Francisco Hidalgo, and Antonio Margil de Jesus have in common?
They are all Spanish, they all worked in East Texas missions (that ultimately failed).