Natural Texas & Its People
Age of Contact
Spanish Colonial
Mexican National
Mystery
100

What region of Texas is the cities of Houston, Austin, and San Antonio in?

 What is the Coastal Plains. 

100

What year did Christopher Columbus set sail looking for a new trade route to Asia

What is 1492

100

How did Spain decide to colonize Texas 

What were missions

100

____________________________________________were military adventurers who wanted to free Texas or Mexico from Spanish rule.

Who were Filibusters 

100

A document written by someone who experienced or lived through an event. 

What is a primary source 

200

What is the capital of Texas?

What is Austin.

200

Which country arrive in North America, were friendly to Native American, establish extensive fur trading centers, and claimed the Mississippi River. 

Who was the French.

200

What was the purpose of presidios built in Texas during the Spanish Colonial era?

What were to protected settlers from attacks by Native Texans or other Europeans

200

The "purchase" of the ____________________________________________ by the United States led to the Neutral Ground agreement.

What was The Louisiana Purchase 

200

Which conquistador mapped the Gulf Coast which included Texas.

Pineda

300

What food source did the Plains tribes such as, Comanche and Apache depend on for survival?

What is the buffalo. 

300

Which group represents the Spanish soldier-explorers who hoped to claim wealth and territory during the Age of Contact?

What is an conquistador 

300

Which tasks were Natives responsible for while living in the missions?

What was Farming crops and raising livestock 

300

Why is 1821 an important date in Texas history?

Mexican citizens gained independence from Spain.

300

Who defeated the Aztecs?

Hernan Cortes 

400

What did early humans "cross" get to North America?

What is The Bering Land Bridge. 

(made mainly from ice)

400

Who was shipwrecked in Texas, became a slave, and wrote a first hand narrative of his time spent in Texas which included mentioning Cibola. 

Who was Cabeza de Vaca. 

400

The American cattle industry today evolved from the Spanish ranching practices of which group?

Who were the vaqueros 

400

____________________________________________issued the Grito de Dolores, which called for Mexican independence from Spain.

Who was Father Miguel Hidalgo

400

the term for moving around searching for food and not having a permeant home? 

What is nomadic 

500

What Texas Native American culture group used adobe housing?

Who is Puebloan natives.

500

Which conquistador spent years looking for Cibola and failed in his quest. 

Who was Coronado. 

500

Why did most Spanish missions in Texas fail?

What was the local Natives rejected Christianity and the Spanish culture.

500

From todays lesson!

Who led the revolution against the Spanish rule in Mexico?

Who was Augustin de Iturbide

500

What is the greatest Anime in human history 

What is One Piece!