Natural Texas

These objects shown were very important to the lives of Native Texans. What impact did the have On Native ability to settle in one location?

• The objects allowed them to dig and plant seeds more efficiently.

• The objects allowed them to keep captured fish alive longer.

• The objects allowed them to store and protect surplus crops.

• The objects allowed them to cook maize or native corn.

The following items were found at an archaeological dig: dugout canoes, arrow heads, and can traps. Which Native Texan tribe lived at this settlement?

• The Tonkawa

• The Karankawa

• The Caddo

• The Coushatta

Which statement best describes Texans during the Natural Texas and Its People era?

• The inhabitants had migrated to Texas from South America.

• The inhabitants were Native Americans and Mexicans.

• The inhabitants survived by hunting and gathering food.

• The inhabitants named the region Tejas after the oldest tribe.

Why might a Comanche settlement and a Coahuiltecan settlement be similar?

• Both used burial mounds to celebrate their dead.

• Both lived in cabins made of wood.

• Both left little evidence of their presence

• Both made pottery but it did not last.

According to the map, where would the Jumano a Puebloan tribe live?

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According to the map, where would the Comanche a Plains tribe live?

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According to the map, where would the Coahuiltecan a Gulf tribe live?

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According to the map, where would the Caddo a Southeastern tribe live?

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The Tigua and the Jumanos were different than other native inhabitants of Texas because---

• their houses were made from adobe.

• their communities were led by woman.

• they rode horses while hunting buffalo.

• they grew amaranth instead of maize.

The Apache and the Comanche were different than other native inhabitants of Texas because---

• their houses were made from adobe.

• their communities were led by woman.

• they rode horses while hunting buffalo.

• they grew amaranth instead of maize.