Spanish Exploration
Texas Regions
Native Americans
Important Dates
Mexican National
100

Who wrote the La Relacion?

Who is Cabeza de Vaca?

100

Which region of Texas has fertile land, most major cities, and access to the Gulf of Mexico?

What is the Coastal Plains?

100

Which Native American group grew surplus crops and lived in permanent settlements?

What are the Caddo?

100

What is the significance of 1519 in Texas history?

Texas coast was first mapped by spanish explorers

100

What religion did settlers have to follow in order to live in Mexican Texas

What is Catholicism?

200

Who was the first explorer to map the Texas coast in 1519?

Who is Pineda?

200

Which region is known for farming, ranching, and flat land with buffalo?

What is the Great Plains?

200

What resources did the plains tribes depend on for food, clothing and shelter?

What is the buffalo?

200

Which era came immediatly after the Age of Contact?

What is the Spanish Colonial era?

200

What were the first settlers under Stephen Austin called?

What are the old 300s?

300

What were two main reasons Spain explored Texas?

What are to find gold and spread Christianity?

300

Which region has dry deserts, mountains, and the least population?

What is the Mountain and Basin?

300

Which region did the Karankawa live in?

What is the Coastal Plains

300

What year was San Antonio founded as the center of Spanish missions and presidios

What is 1718

300

Which city became the center of missions and Presidio in Texas

What is San Antonio?

400

Which French explorer claimed land in Texas for France?

Who is La Salle?

400

Both the Coastal Plains and Great Plains regions are known for what economic activity?

What is farming and ranching?

400

Which Texas region is the most populated?

What are the coastal plans?

400

Put these in order: age of contact, republic of Texas, Mexican national, Spanish colonial

Age of contact, Spanish colonial, Mexican national, Republic of Texas

400

Who was the only Mexican Empresario?

Who is Martin de Leon

500

Compare Spanish and French exploration in Texas

Spanish built missions and presidios, but the French focused on trade. Both wanted wealth and influence.

500

Which region is located in the middle of texas, with rolling hills and ranching

What is Central plains?

500

What did Spanish explorers hope to gain by interacting with Native tribes

Converts to Christianity and allies for Spain.

500

Period of time when much of Earth's water was frozen

What is Ice Age? 

500

Texas restaurant with what other Mexican state

Coahuila