Texas Native Americans- Part 3

Texas Native Americans- Part 3

Read the passage and answer the following question(s).

The areas that are now West Texas and Southwest Texas were home to peoples of the Puebloan culture. The Puebloan culture was marked by settled village life with homes made of adobe, a mix of sun-dried earth and straw. Trees were scarce in the dry southwestern area where these peoples lived, making it difficult to build homes out of wood. However, since there was little rain, the homes lasted many years.

The Puebloan culture in Texas included two main Native American groups. They were the Jornada (hohr•NAH•dah) people in ancient times and the Tigua (TEE•wah), who arrived in the present-day Texas area in 1680.

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Check the characteristics of the Puebloan culture.

• Dry; very little rain

• Nomadic

• Settled

• Adobe shelters

• TeePee shelters

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What part of Texas did the Puebloans live?

• East Texas

• West/Southwest Texas

• East/Southeast Texas

• North Texas

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What Texas region would you find most Puebloan tribes?

• Coastal Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountain and Basins

• North Central Plains

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Check off any tribe in the Puebloan culture.

• Apache

• Tiguas

• Karankawa

• Jornada

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The Jornada lived in Southwest Texas in ancient times. Originally they built pit houses that were partly underground and partly above ground. Later, they lived in adobe homes in the Puebloan style. They supported themselves by growing corn, beans, and squash. They lived near Hueco Tanks, a site near El Paso, where hollowed-out granite hills collect and store rainwater. For some unknown reason, the Jornada disappeared about the year 1400. Some historians believe they joined and merged with other Native American groups.

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What style shelters did the Jornada tribes live in?

• Pit houses and later adobe

• Teepees

• Adobe houses and later dome shaped grass covered shelters

• Cape Cod

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What did historians believe happened to the Jordana?

• Died out due to disease and hunger

• They were moved to a reservation.

• Joined other tribes

• migrated to South America

Read passage and answer the following question(s).

The peoples of the Plains culture lived on the Great Plains, a vast grassland that extends south into Texas. Herds of bison roamed the Plains, and Plains groups relied on those animals as their main source of food. They also used tanned bison hides to make clothing and tepees, their portable homes. Up to 20 tanned hides were fastened around a framework of 20 to 24 poles to make a tepee. The entrance faced east so that the sun could warm the inside in the early morning. Tepees were easy to pack up and move.

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The people of the Plains culture lived mostly in what Texas Region?

• Coastal Plains

• Mountain and Basins

• Great Plains

• North Central Plains

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What was the main source of food for the people of the Plains?

• Fruits and vegetables

• Deer and rabbit

• Buffalo

• Wolves

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Which of the following was made from the buffalo?

• Buffalo stew

• Sweaters

• Teepees

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One group of Native Americans was split between the Plains and the Puebloan cultures—the Jumano (hoo•MAH•noh). One subgroup of Jumano was Puebloan. Two other subgroups lived by trading and hunting bison throughout present-day Texas, New Mexico, and northern Mexico. The Jumano acted as middlemen, or go-betweens, for the eastern farming tribes, such as the Caddo and the Puebloan peoples of New Mexico. They traded agricultural products, including corn, squash, and beans, for animal skins and meat. The Jumano were known for the quality of the bows and arrows that they made, and they traded arrows to other groups.

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The Jumano group was split between what 2 cultures?

• Southeastern and Puebloan

• Plains and Gulf

• Puebloan and Plains

• Plains and Southeastern?

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The Jumano rarely communicated, visited or did business with other tribes. True or False?

• True

• False

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The Jumano had distinct striped markings on their faces that made them easy for other groups to recognize. They probably used these markings to show themselves to be peaceful traders.

In the 1500s and 1600s, the Apache moved south onto the Plains of Texas. The Jumano fought to maintain their territory and their trade relationships, but the Apache prevailed. Long before Texas became part of the United States, the Jumano almost disappeared from the area. Some moved into Mexico, and others joined other Native American bands.

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What tribe moved into Texas and eventually caused the Jumanos to disappear from the area?

• Karankawa

• Apache

• Commanche

• Tigua

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How did the Jumano let the other tribes know they were peaceful traders?

• Hand signals

• Face paint

• Peace Dance

• Historians don't know

Read passage and answer the following question(s).

The Apache speak a language similar to that of Native Americans in northwestern Canada and Alaska. For this reason scientists believe the ancestors of the Apache came from the far north and migrated south along the Rocky Mountains. They settled in the Southwest from present-day Texas to Arizona and south to Mexico. Two groups lived in Texas: the Mescalero in West Texas and the Lipan in Central Texas. The Apache relied mainly on bison and were among the first Native American groups to adopt the use of horses from Europeans.

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What two animals were important to the Apaches?

• Deer and Bison

• Buffalo and Horses

• Dogs and Cats

• Rabbits and wolves

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There were two groups of Apache. The Mescalero lived in West Texas. What group lived in Central Texas?

• Lipan

• Puebloan

• Tigua

• None of the above

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The arrival of the Lipan Apache caused problems for the Jumano, who lost their hunting grounds and role as traders. Soon after, the Lipan faced similar problems. Comanche moved into Texas from the north and forced the Lipan to leave Central Texas. Eventually they moved to the mountains where the Mescalero lived. Today most Apache live on reservations in New Mexico.

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The Lipan Apaches forced the Jumanos out of their territory. What group pushed the Lipan Apaches out?

• Karankawa

• Tigua

• Commanche

• All of the above

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The Comanche (koh•MAN•chee) came to Texas in the early 1700s and lived on the prairies, plateaus, and plains of western Texas until the late 1800s. Their territory, called the Comanchería, was a vast land that stretched from northern Mexico to Kansas and from Texas to New Mexico.

The Comanche originally lived in the Rocky Mountains. When they began to use horses in the 1600s, they moved onto the Plains. Aided by the use of horses, they became superb hunters.

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The Commanche were known to be subperb ________.

• hunters

• farmers

• traders

• fishermen

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The introduction of _______ led to the Commanches moving onto the Plains.

• agriculture

• horses

• pottery

• bow and arrows

Read the passage and answer the following question(s).

A buffalo hunt was an important event involving most of the group. Working under an elected leader, hunters surrounded a herd of buffalo and forced it to move in a circle. Then the hunters used bows and arrows or spears to kill the animals as they passed. After a successful hunt, the Comanche ate some of the meat right away, but later dried and saved the rest.

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What was the main animal hunted by the Commanche?

• Deer

• Wolves

• Buffalo

• Horses

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The Comanche were divided into many bands. Each had its own leaders and a council of older men who made the important decisions. Like other Native American peoples, they had a peace chief and a war chief, both of whom were chosen by the members of the band. Leaders of the various bands sometimes met in council and made decisions, but those decisions were not binding. Bands and individual Comanche had great independence.

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Who made the important decisions in each Commanche band?

• group of older men

• the elected leader

• the entire group would vote

• the shaman

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The Comanche fought other groups fiercely to keep control of the Comanchería. By the 1870s, though, the destruction of the buffalo herds, the loss of many horses, and the growing numbers of white settlers forced them to move to reservations in present-day Oklahoma.

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Check the factors that led the Commanche to eventually be forced to move to reservations in Oklahoma.

• Loss of horses

• Disease and Hunger

• Destruction of Buffalo

• Apaches

• White Settlers

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The Kiowa (KY•oh•wah), like the Comanche, originally lived in the Rocky Mountains until they learned to ride horses and moved onto the Plains. They quickly adopted the nomadic life of bison hunters. The Kiowa were known for having the largest horse herds on the Plains. They made a peace agreement with the Comanche and often supplied them with horses.

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The Kiowa were similar to this tribe. They even made a peace agreement with them and supplied them with horses.

• Apache

• Karankawa

• Commanche

• Tigua

Read the passage and answer the following question(s).

Like their allies the Comanche, the Kiowa way of life was shattered in the 1870s when white Americans killed off thousands and thousands of bison. Denied their chief source of food, the Kiowa had to adapt. About a decade later, they, too, moved to reservations in Oklahoma and began to adopt new ways of making a living, including farming and ranching.

Multiple Choice

Who killed off thousands and thousands of buffalo causing the Kiowa to adapt to a new way of life and eventually move to the reservations?

• White Settlers

• The Spanish

• Karankawa

• All of the above