Natural Tx & it's People
These are the original people of Texas who lived here long before European explorers.
Indigenous People or Native Americans
Someone like Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, who traveled through Texas, is this.
Explorer
Stephen F. Austin was a famous example of this — he recruited families to settle Texas.
Empresario
Texas wrote this document in 1836 to say it was no longer part of Mexico.
Declaration of Independence
What was the name of the country of Texas
Republic of Texas
The Karankawa or Caddo are examples of this kind of social group.
Tribe
When Spain set up settlements in Texas, those settlements were part of a Spanish _____.
Colony
People who moved to Texas to start new towns and farms were called this.
Settler
The Battle of the Alamo was an example of this — defenders were surrounded.
Siege
In 1845 the United States did this to Texas — it became part of the U.S.
Annexation
A lifestyle many Plains tribes followed as they hunted buffalo — they didn’t stay in one town.
Nomadic
Spanish priests built these to convert Native people and teach European farming.
Mission
These laws told empresarios how many people could settle and what rules they had to follow.
Colonization Law
Many people from the United States came to Texas as these to help fight.
Volunteer
The Republic of Texas created one of these to set rules for its government.
Constitution
Arrowheads or pottery found in the ground are examples of this.
Artifact
Cortés and other Spanish soldiers who conquered lands were called this.
Conquistadors
A Mexican-American living in Texas during this era would be called this.
Tejano
He wrote a letter known as "Victory or Death"
William B. Travis
This President did not have an education policy during his Administration.
Sam Houston
The Gulf Coast and the Great Plains are different examples of this that shaped how Native groups lived.
Environment
The Spanish built these to protect the Missions.
Presidios
People who came in stealing horses, starting rebellions, or stealing during the Mexican national era are called__
Fillibusters
The battle that ended the Texas revolution.
The Battle of San Jacinto
Debt, Annexation, Conflict w/ Mexico, Conflict w/ Natives