7th Grade DA 1

Settlers in the Austin colony adapted to the climate conditions in Texas by:

• Taco trucks

• Building homes with breezeways

• Shaving their heads

Texas Tech, and many other buildings in Texas, use architecture including arches and columns that were influenced by the:

• Germans

• Spanish

• French

Evidence of the of various ethnic groups in Texas is found in

• Government

• Landmarks, traditions, and food.

• Economy

On September 16, 1810 this missionary delivered the line, "My Children, a new dispensation, comes to us today.. Will you free yourselves? Will you recover the lands stolen 300 years ago...?'"

• Green DeWitt

• Father Miguel Hidalgo

• Philip Nolan

The coastal plains and the great plains are similar because they both

• Are home to most of the state’s farms and ranches.

• Tacos and pizza

• Beaches and Mountains

The Puebloan Tigua Indians were known for

• Hunting Buffalo

• Striped Paintings

• Beautiful pottery

Green DeWitt finally gained authorization in April of __________ to settle 400 Anglo-Americans along the Guadalupe River.

• 1519

• 1821

• 1825

Who founded Victoria, Texas:

• Robert Cavelier

• Martin De Leon

• Cabeza de Vaca

Southeastern Tribes, Caddo and Karankawas, adapted to their environments by:

• Using alligator for bug repellant and food.

• Created dome shaped huts, lived a sedentary lifestyle, and farmed off the nutrient rich land.

• Hunting buffalo

The skilled buffalo hunters of the Great plains included:

• Karankawas

• Jumano

• Comanche