2nd Benchmark Review

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1519 was significant to Texas history because in that year

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the coast of Texas was first mapped by Spanish explorers

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How did the Gulf Indians differ from those of the Plains?

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They rubbed themselves with alligator fat or fish oil to prevent mosquito bites.

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Which activities took place in Catholic missions in Texas during the eighteenth century?

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Priests led Indians through their daily activities.

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Which best describes how the Karankawa and Tonkawa tribes of the Gulf Coast obtained their shelter?

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They lived in homes of animal skins stretched over poles or logs.

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How did the Gulf Indians differ from the Plains Indians?

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They ate large amounts of oysters, clams, turtles and fish

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What led the first group of Spanish colonists to journey to Texas?

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They were searching to find gold.

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Based on their physical environment, what materials did the Caddo Indians of East Texas use for their homes?

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They built cone-shaped homes out of wood and grass.

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Which Spanish sea captain was one of the first Europeans to land in Texas, who also survived several years of captivity by the Karankawa Indians?

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Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

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What was the primary reason for establishing Catholic missions in Spanish Texas?

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To convert the Indians to Christianity

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Martin De Leon and Green DeWitt are best known as—

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empresarios who brought early settlers to Texas