Regions
What region is Watauga Middle School located in?
North Central Plains
True or False: The Spanish successfully converted the Natives to Catholic.
False
Name one explorer who did NOT come to Texas?
Columbus & Cortes
What attracted the Anglos to come to Texas the most?
Cheap land
What was a main food source for nomadic Native tribes in the Great Plains?
Buffalo
Which region has the city of El Paso?
Mountains and Basins
What was the main method or system the Spanish used to colonize Texas?
The mission system
Who was the first French explorer in Texas?
La Salle
Who followed their father's plan, had an empresario contract, and founded San Felipe?
Stephen F. Austin
Adaptation or modification: A nomadic tribe moving their camp when their food supply runs out in that area.
Adaptation
What THREE regions touch the Rio Grande?
Great Plains, Coastal Plains, Mountains and Basins
What is the name of someone who is on a religious quest? (ex: to teach a religion to another country)
Why did the Seven Cities of Cibola matter to the Spanish explorers?
The Seven Cities of Cibola were believed to have tons of gold and that is what the Spanish wanted.
What did moving to Texas give Anglos the opportunity to do in their lives?
Opportunity to start over
Adaptation or Modification: Digging irrigation ditches to water fields.
Modification
What helps the Coastal Plains support its cities and economy? (hint: it has to do with climate)
High amounts of precipitation helps agriculture
What was the result of the French wanting land in Texas?
The Spanish claimed land and settled faster.
What happened in 1519 that was so important?
Pineda mapped the Gulf Coast of Texas.
In which TWO regions were most of the Empresario Land Grants located?
North Central Plains and Coastal Plains
Who joined Father Hidalgo and the Mexicans to fight Spain?
Jose Gutierrez de Lara
Why did Stephen F. Austin choose the Coastal Plains for his colony?
It had fertile soil and lots of rain to grow crops.
What are the 3 Spanish settlement types that helped Spain claim land in Texas and what were they meant to do?
Missions: Religious communities to convert Natives to Christianity.
Presidios: Forts to protect the mission.
Ranchos: Farms to support the people in the missions.
Which explorer was able to survive because he befriended the Natives and traded with them?
Cabeza de Vaca
The State Colonization Law of 1825 hurt the relationship between Texas and Mexico because the American that moved to Texas wanted the government to be like...
The United States government and not Mexico's.
Think of the Spaniards Massanet, de Jesus, and F. Hidalgo.
What was their goal?
To teach Catholicism to Texans.