Texas Native American Tribes

Which of the following best explains how American Indian tribes arrived to Texas?

• Crossed the Bering Strait from Asia and migrated west.

• Crossed the Bering Strait from S. America and migrated north.

• Crossed the Bering Strait from Alaska and migrated north.

• Crossed the Bering Strait from Asia and migrated south.

Which Native American TRIBES hunted buffalo, gathered plants, and lived in the center/panhandle of Texas?

• Apache

• Comanche

• Karankawa

• Coahuiltecan

• Tigua

Which Native American CULTURE farmed and built adobe homes in the Mountains & Basins region of Texas?

• Plains

• Puebloan

• Gulf

• Southeastern

The Karankawa ...

• Hunted buffalo, elk, and bear and gathered nuts and berries.

• Raised small gardens.

• were hunter-gatherers who traded with other groups across Texas.

• were hunters, fishers, & gatherers, nomadic and traveled in canoes

People who move around from place to place are called

• sedentary

• hunter-gatherers

• nomadic

• native

Which Native American Tribe were considered skilled fisherman?

• Caddo
• Karankawa
• Apache
• Comanche

This Native American Tribe were known as skilled horseback riders.

• Comanche
• Kickapoo
• Caddo
• Pueblo

Sun-dried bricks made from mud and straw

• indigenous

• nomad

• adobe

This tribe used teepees for shelter.  Teepees were easy to take with them since they were nomads.

• Karankawa
• Caddo
• Comanche
• Pueblo

What is an example of Texans adapting to their environment in the dry and hot regions of Texas?

• People cut down trees in the rainforest to build homes

• People built adobe houses because there were few or no trees.

• Families built log cabins using the many trees found on the plains.

• Anglo families hired Native Americans to build brick homes.