Native Americans
The ________ lived in the coastal plains and lived in big bee-hived shaped huts.
Caddos
This Spanish explorer was the first to map the coast from Florida to Mexico
Pineda
Why did many Anglo-Americans make a difficult journey to settle in Texas?
1. Cheap Land
2. Escape debt
3. They had a sense of adventure (they were curious)
The which region is the panhandle of Texas?
Great Plains
What was the main goal of the Mission System?
convert American Indians to Catholicism
In which region did the Tigua tribe live in?
Mountains and Basins Region
Which explorer was the first to step foot in Texas?
Cabeza de Vaca
Who was the first person to get permission to bring U.S. settlers into Texas?
Moses Austin
This river borders the states of Louisiana and Texas
The Sabine River
Spain built missions, presidios, and settlements in East Texas because _______________________
To keep the French out of Texas
What was used to make migration easier for the Comanche and Apache tribes?
Horses
This Spanish conquistador was mainly interested in finding gold in the new land...claiming the "Southwestern USA" for Spain
Coronado
What did the Louisiana Purchase do for the United States?
Doubled the size of the United States
This river borders the states of Texas and Mexico
Rio Grande
What was Spain's (3 step) strategy for developing East Texas?
build missions, settlements, and presidios
this Native American tribe were excellent horse riders and lived in the Great Plains region.
Comanche
This viceroy named Mexico city after he conquered the most powerful army in the world at that time...he conquered the Aztecs.
Hernan Cortes
A quote from Stephen F Austin would be considered a ______________ source
primary
Explain the rainfall pattern across Texas
Rainfall increases from West to East
Which empresario did the Mexican government show favor to because of his citizenship?
Martin DeLeon
This Native American group acted as traders with other Native American tribes (They lived in the Mountains and Basins region)
Jumano
Which explorer made Fort St. Louis a French settlement?
La Salle
Why did the Europeans want to explore Texas?
hope to claim territory and find Cibola
After the purchase of the Louisianna Territory which treaty ended border disputes?
the Adams-Onis treaty
In what year did Mexico gain it's independence from Spain?
1821