Aztec Empire
A lake in Central Mexico on which the Aztec built Tenochtitlan
What is Lake Texcoco?
Native group who lived in west Texas along the Rio Grande who hunted, fished and farmed
What is the Jumano?
The war that was fought against the Moors for over 800 years in Spain.
What is the Reconquista?
A settlement where Europeans taught Native Americans the Christian religion
What is a mission?
The first president of the United States
Who is George Washington?
Capital of the ancient Aztec Empire on the city of present day Mexico City
What is Tenochtitlan?
Native American group that lived in the forests of East Texas who farmed and fished using trotlines
What is the Caddo?
These are Spanish explorers who conquered for gold.
Person who is part Spanish and part Mexican Indian
What is Mestizo?
The 2nd president of the United States
Who is John Adams?
Europeans brought over many goods but also something else that helped wipe out the Aztecs
Native group that lived along the Texas gulf coast who fished in order to survive
What is the Karankawa?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella gave him resources to find a shortcut to India.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
1st Spanish mission in Texas built in 1681 near what is now El Paso
What is Ysleta?
The 3rd president of the United States
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
He conquered the Aztecs
Who is Hernan Cortes?
Native group that lived in Central Texas who’s economy was based on hunting buffalo
What is the Comanche?
The 3 G's of early exploration.
What is God, Gold, Glory?
A fort where soldiers lived to protect nearby Spanish settlements
What is Presidio?
The 4th president of the United States
Who is James Madison?
People who teach their religion to others who have different beliefs
What is a Missionary?
Spanish built on the ruins of Tenochtitlán
What is Mexico city?
Columbus landed here on his first voyage of discovery
What is West Indies, or Caribbean Islands? Other answers might work.
This mission is located in San Antonio
What is the Alamo?
The 5th president of the United States
Who is James Monroe?