Row 1
How far does the Great Plains reach, where buffalo once roamed for centuries?
Canada into Southern Texas
What was the name of the native people who resided on Texas' north-central plains and the Edwards Plateau?
Tonkawas
Scholars assume that the Apaches moved to the American Southwest between when?
A.D. 1000 and 1400
What affected the Apaches' way of life, which often involved hunting buffalo in groups? They approached buffalo herds and used bows and arrows to slay them.
Horseback Riding
Who first inhabited in what is now the western United States? After acquiring horses, they migrated to the Great Plains.
Comanches
Before Europeans arrived, American Indian groups farmed on the borders of the plains, occasionally entering the plains to hunt what?
Buffalo
Who forced the Tonkawas to abandon their hunting grounds in the 1700s?
Apaches
Scholars believe the Apaches migrated to the American Southwest from their native homeland, which was far north. What is the name of the location?
Canada
How did the Apache prepare buffalo meat and hides for later use?
Preserved
Every Native American band was led by two people. What was the elder individual's title?
Peace Chief
What did the Spanish bring to the region that drastically altered buffalo hunting? By 1700, most southern Plains Indians had one.
Horses
The Tonkawas attempted to adjust to the loss of their primary source of food and hides, the buffalo, but had limited success with what?
Farming
What is the name of one of the two Apache groups that dwelt between the Texas Hill Country and the Rio Grande?
Lipans
When the buffalo moved, the Lipan Apaches followed. Some Apaches who did not farm traveled to trade food with other American Indian tribes. Where did they go to trade?
New Mexico
Each Native American band was led by two individuals. What was the best rider and fighter's title?
War Chief
What was the name of moveable dwellings built from animal hides spread across long poles?
Tepees
Surviving Tonkawas regularly mixed with other American Indian groups, and the Tonkawas ceased to exist as a separate entity; roughly when?
1900s
What is the name of one of the two Apache groups that inhabited western Texas before being forced to relocate to present-day New Mexico?
Mescaleros
Which group of individuals cut their hair very short on the left side while allowing their right side hair to grow long?
Lipan Apache men
The Comanches were great fighters who ruled most of the plains, including northern and western Texas. What did the Spanish call the territory they resided in?
Comanchería
What was the customary structure for a few families meeting for celebrations known as?
Bands
What was the name of the American Indian tribe that lived on the Texas plains? Their original habitat was far to the north, and they were divided into two factions.
The Apaches
Apache bands frequently lived close together for defensive grounds. What's another reason?
Ceremonies
When were the Apaches forced to leave Texas?
1800s
What was the name of the last Native American Plains group to arrive in Texas? They left the northern plains in the early 1800s to avoid enemies.
Kiowas