Regions
Natives
Explorers
Missions
Friars
100

Which region has the highest elevation and the lowest precipitation? 

Mountains and Basins Region

100

Part 1: Which region of Texas was the home of the Karankawa and Coahuiltecan tribes? 

Part 2: What region of Texas were the home of the Apache and Comanche tribes?

1: Coastal Plains

2: Great Plains


100

What significant contribution to Texas History was made by the individual in the photo?

He conquered the Aztec empire in 1521 using Native allies. 

100

The first mission built in Texas was...

A. San Antonio de Valero (The Alamo)

B. Corpus Christi de la Ysleta

C. San Francisco de Los Tejas

B. Corpus Christi de la Ysleta

100

Which major Texas city was founded by Spanish friars in 1718?

A. Laredo

B. Corpus Christi

C. San Antonio

D. El Paso

C. San Antonio

200

In what region will you find the city of Fort Worth? 


North Central Plains

200

Even though they lived in different areas of Texas, what 2 things did the Jumanos and the Caddos have in common? 

They were sedentary tribes (stayed in one spot) and farmed the land for their food

200

Who drew this map in 1519? 

De Pineda

200

Which one of these events took place in the Spanish Colonial Era? 

4.  San Antonio is established by the Spanish Friars

200

Which Spanish Friar left East Texas to establish the San Jose mission in San Antonio? 

Antonio Margil de Jesus

300

Which one of these cities is NOT in the Great Plains?

A. Midland

B. Dallas

C. Amarillo

D. Lubbock

B. Dallas

300

Name a nomadic tribe and a sedentary tribe

Nomadic: Karankawa, Apache, Comanche

Sedentary: Caddo, Jumano, Tigua

300

Which explorer wrote La Relacion recounting his time shipwrecked in Galveston and a Karankawa slave in Texas? 

Cabeza de Vaca

300

Based on the diagram, what is one way that Spanish missionaries adapted to the environment?

A. They buried their dead in a cemetery 

B. They farmed the land and stored grain 

C. They built an open courtyard in the center 

D. They exercised regularly on a walking path 

B. They farmed the land and stored grain. 

300

Which Spanish Catholic priest cooperated with French authorities in Louisiana to bring French priests to East Texas and more Natives to God?  

Francisco Hidalgo

400

Which region is known for its high but FLAT elevation, droughts, sandstorms/dust devils, and blizzards? 

Great Plains

400

What Puebloan tribes (had Adobe homes) are there (name 2-3) and in what region of Texas did they live? 

Jumano, Concho, and Tigua in the Mountain and Basins region

400

Who built Fort St Louis in Matagorda Bay in 1685 and caused the Spanish to build more missions in Texas? 

La Salle 

400

Describe mission life for friars, Native Americans, and Spanish soldiers 

Friars= Catholic priests in charge of the missions

Native Americans=lived inside missions, learned new skills like farming, speaking and writing Spanish, and Spanish building techniques

Spanish Soldiers=guarded the missions in presidios around and nearby missions and intermarried with Native women

400

Which Friar established the San Francisco de Los Tejas missions in East Texas?


Fray Damian Massanet 

500

Why is the Coastal Plains the most populated region in Texas? (3 reasons)

1. Has the most economic opportunities

2. Is the largest region

3. Most access to water (2 port cities, the most rivers and lakes and all rivers flow to this region)


500

Describe 4 characteristics of the Caddo Tribe

Coastal plains=Piney Woods

Southeastern Culture

Matrilineal

Sedentary

Farmed for their food

dome-shaped houses

500

Put these explorers in Chronological Order: 

Cabeza de Vaca

Christopher Columbus

La Salle

Hernan Cortes

de Pineda

1. Columbus

2. de Pineda

3. Cortes

4. Cabeza de Vaca

5. La Salle 

500

Name the 3 missions we learned about and where they are located in Texas. 

El Paso=Corpus Christi de la Yselta

San Antonio=San Antonio de Valero (The Alamo)

East Texas=San Francisco de los Tejas

500

What 2 things do Friars Fray Massanet, Francisco Hidalgo, and Antonio Margil de Jesus have in common?  

They are all Spanish, they all worked in East Texas missions (that ultimately failed).