Texas Explorers and Native Americans

​Second Six Weeks SS Review

​How did the Native Americans get to America?

They crossed the land bridge known as the Bering Strait​

Multiple Choice

What bridge did the first Native Americans cross to come to America?

• Bering Strait

• Brooklyn Bridge

• London Bridge

• Grand Canyon

​Nomadic vs Sedentary Tribes

A Nomadic Tribe moves from place to place in search of food

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A Sedentary Tribe stays in one place and farms

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A Semi-Sedentary Tribes stays in one place for winter and moves during the summer ​

Multiple Choice

What does Nomadic mean?

• People who stay in one place

• People who stay in one place at spring and move during winter

• People who move from place to place for food

• People who stay in one place in winter and move during spring

Multiple Choice

What am I?

I am from the coastal region

I am a tribe that does not move

I farm, hunt and fish

• Nomadic

• Semi-Sedentary

• Sedentary

​Native American Housing and Food Source

The Native Americans Mainly built their houses out of Adobe.

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Adobe is dried dirt mixed with water

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The Main source of food and clothing is the Buffalo.​

Multiple Choice

Most Native Americans created houses with...

• Bricks

• Brick and Motor

• Stone

• Adobe

Multiple Choice

What was Native American's main source of food and clothing?

• Bears

• Buffalos

• Tigers

• Cows

​The Tribes of Texas

The Comanche was known as the fierce warrior tribe.

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The Kickapoo tribe is located by the Rio Grande River.

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The Kickapoo tribe still farm in the mountains and basin region by the Rio Grande River. ​

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The Texas Plains were: Comanche, Apache, Tonkawas, ​and Kiowas

Multiple Choice

Which tribe was known as the fierce warrior tribe?

• Caddo

• Karankawa

• Comanche

• Lipan Apache

Multiple Choice

Which group still practices farming in the mountain and basins region?

• Caddo

• Kickapoo

• Comanche

• Lipan Apache

Multiple Choice

Who were the tribes of the Texas Plains?

• Comanche

• Kiowas

• Apaches

• Tonkawas

• All are Texas Plains Tribes

​Artifacts

​Artifacts are items from the past.

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Some examples of Artifacts include:

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Pottery

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Clothing made from animal hide

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Arrowheads​

Multiple Choice

A handmade item from the past is known as...

• Pottery

• Arrowhead

• Animal Hide

• Artifact

​European Exploration

The Europeans were motivated by the 3gs to explore the Americas

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Gold

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Glory

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God

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Newly Settled land was called a Colony​

Multiple Select

What are the 3 Gs of European exploration? Select 3 Answers.

• Gold

• Glory

• Good

• God

Multiple Choice

Newly settled area is known as...

• Country

• Continent

• City

• Colony

​Christopher Columbus and the Consequences of European Exploration

Christopher Columbus found America by accident.

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He was looking for a new route to Asia​.

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When Explorers settled and claimed America, they brought things with them.

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Disease caused Native American populations to decrease drastically. ​

Multiple Choice

What was Christopher Columbus looking for when he landed in the Americas?

• A Route to Asia

• A Route to Australia

• A Route to Africa

• A Route to Mexico

Multiple Choice

What was the main cause of the decrease in Native Americans population due to European Exploration?

• Overcrowded Areas

• Environmental Conditions

• Disease

• Moving from place to place

Robert La Salle

​Robert La Salle was a French Explorer who tried to claim land for the French.

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The Spanish Explorers did not like people taking their land.​

Multiple Choice

Robert La Salle was a French explorer. Which country does not like French explorers?

• Portugal

• Italy

• Spain

• France

​Conquistadors and the Seven Cities of Gold

Spanish Explorers were known as Conquistadors​.

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Conquistador means Spanish Conqueror. ​

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Many Conquistador were in search of the City of Cibola which is in the famed legend of the Seven Cities of Gold.

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Conquistadors wanted to be rich and famous. ​

Multiple Choice

A conquistador means...

• French Conqueror

• Italian Conqueror

• Spanish Conqueror

• American Conqueror

Multiple Choice

Many Spanish explorers, such as Francisco Coronado, were influenced by this legend to go explore the Americas. What was the legend called?

• The Seven Cities of Gold

• Montezuma's Revenge

• The Trail of Tears

• Pocahontas

​Spanish Exploration of Texas

​Spain at first just wanted to explore Texas, but

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the building of Fort St. Louis changed that. ​

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Cabeza De Vaca helped convince the Spanish to settle in Texas.​

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Multiple Choice

What changed the Spanish explorers from explorers to Settlers of Texas?

• The Discovery of the Missions

• Native Americans battles

• The building of Fort St. Louis

• Imprisonment of their Spanish leaders

Multiple Choice

Which Spanish Explorer helped encourage Spain to settle in Texas based on his first hand accounts of Texas?

• Robert La Salle

• Ponce De Leon

• John Cabot

• Cabeza De Vaca

​The Missions of Texas

The five missions of Texas were: San Juan, San Jose, Concepcion, Espada, and De Valero. ​

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The purpose of the Missions was to convert Native Americans into Christians. ​

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A successful mission would turn into a city.​

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Some missions were not successful due to overcrowded areas and disease. ​

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a Spanish Mission?

• Espada

• San Jose and San Juan

• De Valero

• Concepcion

• All are Spanish Missions

Multiple Choice

Why did they build the missions?

• To create fortresses for battle

• Convert Native Americans to Christianity

• To Build Gold Mines

• To create sanctuaries for the Spanish

Multiple Select

What was the main reasons the missions did not succeed? Select two answers.

• Native American Attacks

• Overcrowding in the Missions

• Lack of Religious Freedom

• Diseases killed the Native American Populations

Multiple Choice

A Successful mission would turn into

• Church

• The Alamo

• City

• Fortress