Regions
Native People
Age of Contact
Spanish Colonial
Mexican National
Dates
100

In which region would you find the city of El Paso?

Mountains  & Basins

100

How did Native People Adapt to Their Environment (off)

When the Coahuiltecan’s food supply ran out in one place, they moved their camp to another area.

To ward off insects, the Karankawas coated their bodies with alligator or shark grease.

100

Álvarez de Piñeda maps the Gulf Coast of Texas what year?

1519

100

The individuals in the box above were _________ who brought _________ to Texas.

missionaries who brought Catholicism

100

Colonists were prevented from having the best ____.

jobs

100

 1519

 mapping of the Texas coast and first mainland Spanish settlement;

200

Which number indicates where the Rio Grande is located?

1

200

How did the Gulf Indians differ from the Plains Indians?

They ate a lot of seafood

200

how did Cabeza de Vaca survive among the Indians as he traveled

He used trade as a way to relate to the Indians and meet his needs.

200

Christianize the American Indians

Protect the borderlands

Represent the Spanish Government

Why did spanish build mission in TX

200

farming, tending
livestock, or learning a trade or craft.

Native work in missions

200

1718

founding of San Antonio

300

Which number indicates where the Red River is located?

3

300

Which practice did the different tribes of Plains Indians have in common?

They lived off the buffalo on the Great Plains.

300

What was the result of French interest in Texas?

There were renewed efforts by Spain to claim the land through settlements of missions and presidios in East Texas.

300

What is the relationship between the Spanish explorers’ overall goals and the Seven Cities of Cibola?

The Seven Cities of Cibola were rumored to have lots of gold, which the Spanish wanted.

300

Victory by Spanish forces were followed by seven more years of Spanish rule in Mexico what was the name of this battle?

Battle of Medina

300

1767 

Marques de Rubi inspects spanish settlements

400

What do the cities of Houston and Dallas have in common?

They are large metropolitan(cities) areas.

400

Puebloan Indian Tribes and Southeastern Indian tribes were similar in that they were both -

Sedentary

400

He thought this was where the Mississippi River emptied with the Gulf of Mexico who am I

LA SALLE

400

Lack of support

and Native American disinterest and disease 

Distance from settlements in Mexico

french/native invasions

Why did missions fail

400

I followed Father Hidalgo in a revolt by Mexicans against Spain in 1810.

I went to Washington, D.C. to ask for support of the Mexican Revolution, but failed to gain it.

I was president protector of the provisional government in Texas for a short time after this but was forced to resign.

Jose Gutierrez de Lara

400

1821

 independence from Spain

500

Due to the high amounts of  _____ and long growing seasons, the Coastal Plains has developed large cities and an important agricultural economy.

 precipitation

500

the Caddo and Wichita Indians had what in common?

They grew corn, melons, squash and beans.

500

What were the political, social and economic motivations for European exploration of Texas?

GOLD, GLORY, GOD

500

Why did Spanish authorities grant Moses Austin the right to bring 300 families from the United States to Texas?

To populate Texas and protect it from Indian raids

500

Which Catholic priest started Mexico’s War of Independence from Spain by delivering a famous sermon in 1810?

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

500

1779

Nacogdoches