Tribes of Texas
A group that moves around from place to place
Name the 3 G's
God, gold, glory
What year was San Antonio founded?
1718
Capitol of Texas
Austin
What year did Mexico achieve independence
1821
A group that stays in the same place
Sedentary
Word for a Spanish conqueror of territory
Conquistador
A ____________ is a place for Spaniards to convert Native Americans to Christianity
Mission
Hot, humid region with many cities and natural resource of lumber (wood)
Gulf Coastal Plains
A business official who was hired by the Mexican Government to settle families in Texas
Empresario
Type of material Pueblo tribes used to build their homes
Adobe
1519
Native Americans died of _________ because they lacked immunity
Disease
Dry, rocky region with little rainfall and big mountains
Mountains and Basins
Main reason Anglo settlers came to Texas
Cheap land
_____________ tribes ate a diet of fish, turtles, and oysters.
Gulf Coast
Spain was concerned about the presence of this country in Texas
France
San Antonio de Valero, aka ____________ was the first mission founded in San Antonio
The Alamo
Boundary between Texas and Mexico
Rio Grande
A military adventurer who stirs up rebellion in other countries
Filibuster
The ________ tribes became master horseback riders, such as the Comanche and Apache
Plains
This explorer used different methods of survival and traveled around most of Texas starting in 1528
Cabeza de Vaca
A fort located nearby a mission that guards the people inside
Presidio
Man-made geographical characteristics
Human characteristics of geography
People living in Texas had to practice the _________ faith.
Catholic