Chapter 3 Early History of Texas

Which American Indian group were nomads who roamed inland in family bands in summer and gathered into coastal villages led by chiefs in winter?

• The Karankawa
• The Tonkawa
• The Caddo
• The Wichita

What is a descendant?

• open pit where people mine
• a person who collects plants and hunts wild animals for food
• someone who studies the culture and artifacts of people
• a relative, such as a person’s children or grandchildren

How did the first Americans meet their needs and wants?

• By gathering and trading.
• By hunting and gathering.
• By hunting and fishing.
• By trading and fishing.

Why did ancient people modify the environment by farming after the Ice Age?

• They became vegetarians because the great beasts were gone.
• They could no longer hunt because the great beasts were gone.
• They had to hunt smaller animals and so began to grow food for the smaller animals.
• They had to hunt smaller animals and so turned more to plants for food.

In which region did the Comanche live?

• The gulf coast
• The mountains
• The river valleys
• The plains

A group of tribes working together is called a--

• Council
• Nomad
• Confederation
• Trader

Which of the following describes an economic activity of the Puebloan people?

• raising turkeys
• raising horses
• trading shells
• trading buffalo skins

How did the Lipan Apache move their belongings before the arrival of the horse?

• They carried everything themselves.
• They used dogs.
• They used buffalos.
• They lived in villages and didn’t need to move their belongings.

How did Pueblo Jumano people get most of the food they needed and wanted?

• By farming
• By gathering
• By hunting
• By trading

What is a nomad?

• land set aside as a place for American Indians to live
• someone who travels from place to place at different seasons
• a union of people or groups who work together for a common goal
• an object made and used by people