Social Studies Ch. 3: The Early History of Texas

Who were most likely the ancient ancestors of American Indian groups who came to live in Texas?

• People from North America who crossed the Arctic ice sheets
• People from South America who sailed along the coasts in small boats
• People from Asia who followed herds of giant animals across Beringia
• People from Europe who sailed the ocean in large ships

Which of the following shows that ancient people in Texas adapted to their environment?

• a bone
• a rock
• a quarry
• a branch

After the last Ice Age ended, how did ancient people in Texas change or modify their environment?

• They traveled long distances
• They raised deer and elk for food
• They saved seeds and planted them for food
• They mined gold and shaped it into beautiful objects

Which of the following was traded long distances by ancient Texans?

• Animal bones
• Animal skins
• Clay pots
• Flint

Read the excerpt. Then answer the question. "In the red mesas of the Texas Panhandle, ancient people found flint. Flint is a hard rock that people shaped into points for spears and arrows. They gathered flint from the hillsides. Later, they mined it from open pits. Flint tools helped people hunt for food." Which of the following is the main idea of this paragraph?

• Ancient Texans found resources that they could modify and use to meet their needs.
• Ancient Texans searched the Texas Panhandle for flint
• Ancient Texans used flint to make spear points and arrowheads.
• Ancient Texans mined flint in open pits in the Texas Panhandle.

Which American Indian people in Texas were direct decendants of the early Mount Builders and built houses shaped like cones?

• The Atakapa
• The Caddo
• The Coahuiltecan
• The Tonkawa

What was the region like in which the Karankawa lived?

• A coastal area with wildlife and inland resources
• A river valley with woods cleared for farming
• A wide plain with herds of buffalo
• A swampy area with alligators

Which of the following is a difference between the Caddo and the Karankawa?

• The Caddo were hunters, and the Karankawa were ranchers
• The Caddo were farmers, and the Karankawa were nomads
• The Caddo were nomads, and the Karankawa were farmers
• The Caddo were ranchers, and the Karankawa were villagers

Why did people such as the Caddo and the Alabama-Coushatta modify or change their environment in Texas?

• To settle in clusters
• To travel long distances to hunt
• To weave houses from grasses and skins
• To meet basic needs, such as food and shelter

Which of the following is a difference between the way of the Caddo and the Karankawa governed themselves?

• The Caddo had a confederacy; in summer, the Karankawa had small bands with leaders
• The Caddo had small bands with leaders; the Karankawa had war chiefs.
• The Caddo had war chiefs; the Karankawa had a confederacy
• The Caddo had a confederacy; the Karankawa had war chiefs