TX HIST: 1st 9 Weeks Test

The first people in Texas were primarily -

• farmers

• hunter-gatherers

• entrepreneurs

• traders

How did the Jumano modify their environment?

• By using alligator grease as bug repellant

• By using dugout canoes for fishing

• By hunting buffalo on horseback

• By building irrigation systems for crops

How did learning to farm change life for early people? Select TWO correct answers.

• By allowing them to develop ways to travel faster than before

• By giving them the opportunity to develop better tools for hunting

• By forcing them to divide into hunting tribes and farming tribes and causing friction

• By requiring them to stay in one place for longer periods of time

• By providing them with a dependable source of food allowing societies to develop

Historians learn about early cultures by -

• living like early Natives

• reviewing tax documents

• listening to recordings of Natives

• studying drawings and artifacts

Which statement describes a defining characteristic of the Natural Texas and Its People era?

• Oil fields were discovered in both south and west Texas.

• Land in Texas was divided to build towns and railroads.

• The Spanish converted Native Americans to Christianity.

• Native Americans lived in different regions of Texas.

The Fort Worth Stockyards, AT&T Stadium, and Dinosaur Valley are all located in the -

• Mountains and Basins region

• Coastal Plains region

• Great Plains region

• North Central Plains region

How did the Karankawa differ from other Native tribes in Texas?

• They hunted buffalo in the Mountains and Basins region.

• They developed irrigation systems for farming in the Great Plains.

• They farmed using crop rotation in far east Texas.

• They made dugout canoes for fishing in the Gulf of Mexico.

Which of La Salle’s action caused conflict with Spain?

• He befriended Native tribes living in Texas.

• He converted Natives to Christianity.

• He was the first to discover Cibola.

• He built a French fort in Texas.

Which group represents the Spanish soldier-explorers who hoped to claim wealth and territory during the Age of Contact?

• Shamans

• Empresarios

• Friars

• Conquistadors

Which conquistador established Spanish rule in Mexico and parts of Texas?

• Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

• Christopher Columbus

• René-Robert Cavelier La Salle

• Hernán Cortés