Texas History Spiral

What headline could have occurred in 1519?

• La Salle creates Ft. St. Louis

• Cortes defeats the Aztecs

• Coronado comes to Texas

• Pineda Maps the Coastline

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Great Plains?

• Has lots of rain

• Good rich and fertile soil

• In the Texas at the coast or in the central part of the state

• a wide, flat, area of land

Which Native American group did Cabeza de Vaca come in contact with?

• Cado

• Karankawa

• Tiguas

• Comanche

Which of the following is NOT a reason for Spanish Exploration?

• Guns

• Glory

• Gold

• Spread of Religion (God)

What do the Great Plains and the Gulf Coastal Plains have in common?

• Both have large amounts of forests

• Both lack waterways/rivers

• both have flat land (ideal for farming and ranching)

• both have high humidity

How is the amount of precipitation in East Texas different from West Texas?

• East Texas gets more rain than West Texas

• West Texas gets more snow than the Texas Panhandle

• East Texas gets more rain than

• West Texas gets more rain than East

• Built homes with stone or adobe
• Relied heavily on corn
• ?

Of the following answers best completes the list

• Knows for elaborate basket weaving

• known for being excellent fishermen

• Located in the Gulf Coast

• Primarily located in the southwest United States

Known for their dependence of the American Buffalo Lived in teepees Sun Dance was an important ceremony ?

Which of the following best completes the list?

• expert horsemen

• excellent fishermen

• used canoes to harvest sea life

• Lived in adobe homes

What role did Cibola have and what role did it play in early Spanish exploration?

• Cibola was a successful mission

• Cibola was a ship filled with Spanish colonists

• Cibola was a legend about seven cities gold that drew many Spanish explores to Texas

• Cibola was a diseased city

Which of the following was a NEGATIVE effect of the Spanish missions in Texas?

• Disease brought by Spanish killed many American Indians

• Indians were removed from the Costal Region

• Fighting broke out among Indians and Spanish settlers

• Indians were starved because the buffalo were wiped out.