Geography of Texas
American Indians
Spanish Texas
Colonization
Conquistadors
100
Which 3 rivers form borders around Texas?
Red river, Rio grande, and Sabine river
100
How did the Spanish explorers/conquistadors effect Native Americans?
The Spanish brought diseases, enslaved them, took their land, and killed them.
100
Why was Spain concerned about France's exploration of the region now known as Texas?
Spain thought the French might try to take over their territory.
100
What was the importance of Alonso Álvarez de Pineda’s exploration of the Texas coast in 1519?
He was the first European to explore and map what is now the Texas coastline.
100
Who conquered the Aztecs in 1519?
Hernan Cortez.
200
Which region has the highest amount of rainfall?
Coastal Plains
200
How did Native American groups in Texas?
They adapted to and used their environment to meet their needs.
200
In what year did Mexico gain their independence from Spain?
1821.
200
What would be the best title for this diagram?
First Anglo- Settlers
200
The conquistadors were followed by priests whose job it was to __________ the native people to Christianity.
Convert
300
It gets drier move from _ to _?
East to West
300
What did the Jumano tribe use for their source of water?
Irrigation.
300
What would be the best title for this diagram?
Examples of Spanish Influence in Texas.
300
Which country did Moses Austin seek permission from to establish a colony in Texas?
Spain
300
Referring to the timeline above, how long after the Spanish first saw the lands of Texas did the French find their first settlement?
166
400
How many regions of Texas are there? Name them.
4 regions. Coastal Plains, Mountain and Basin, North Central Plains, Great Plains.
400
The Pueblo shelters were made of _____________ and could be several stories high.
Adobe
400
Why did the Spanish create Missions in Texas?
To convert Native Americans, to protect territory from French, and to enslave Native Americans.
400
How did economic factors in the United States affect Anglo American settlement in Texas during the Mexican National era?
A poor economy in the United States made many settlers willing to make a new start in Texas where land was cheap.
400
Of the Spanish explorers included on the map, which of them saw the most of what is now Texas?
Cabeza De Vaca
500
Which region is best for the lumber industry?
Coastal Plains
500
The European wiped out the Karankawa and Jumano tribes with ______________.
disease and fighting
500
The construction of the San Antonio de Valero Mission (the Alamo) is considered the founding of the city of San Antonio. What year was the San Antonio de Valerio built?
1718
500
What were some of the key challenges that Stephen F. Austin faced while establishing the Texas colony?
navigating complex Mexican laws, managing tensions between Anglo settlers and Mexican authorities, and dealing with land disputes
500
Jose’ de Escandón was an important figure during the European colonization of Texas because he founded...
Twenty settlements, including the La Bahia mission, and became known as “the father of the lower Rio Grande Valley.”