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Unit 2 Review - Texas History

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What title was given to the leaders of the Caddo and the Comanche tribes?

a)

Elder

b)

Warrior

c)

Chief

d)

Hunter

2.

Different Caddo tribes formed a group to help one another. This group was called a...

a)

Confederacy or Confederation

b)

Council

c)

Nomad

d)

Trader

3.

In what region did the Jumano Indians live?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

North Central Plains

4.

Which Texas tribe greatly depended on SEAFOOD for a food source?

a)

Lipan Apache

b)

Karankawa

c)

Caddo

d)

Jumano

5.

Which Native Americans lived near the Angelina and Neches Rivers of EAST TEXAS? (Hint: EAST TEXAS!!!)

a)

Lipan Apache

b)

Karankawa

c)

Caddo

d)

Jumano

6.

The ___________ Indians' main source of food and other resources came from the buffalo.

a)

Lipan Apache

b)

Karankawa

c)

Caddo

d)

Jornada

7.

How did the Jumano tribe of the Mountains and Basins region adapt to their environment?

a)

They used dugout canoes

b)

They domesticated chickens (they trained them from being wild to tame)

c)

SOME people migrated to hunt buffalo while others tended the pueblo villages

d)

They built dome-shaped huts

8.

American Indian groups that lived along rivers adapted to their environment by...

a)

Farming the land by the river so things would grow well

b)

Using tepees on the open plains for shelter

c)

They figured they should become strong swimmers ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

d)

They became skilled at using bows and arrows

9.

What is one way that Texans have modified (changed) their environment in order to build new houses?

a)

Cutting down forests to clear land for more houses and buildings

b)

Discovering more oil

c)

Building railroads

d)

Making and constructing lots of schools

10.

How have people in the Mountains and Basins region had to adapt to their very DRY environment?

a)

Clearing forests

b)

Building houses on stilts so they are tall and don't get flooded

c)

Prepping for hurricane safety

d)

Irrigating crops (creating a system to water crops)

11.

What was one problem the early settlers in Texas had?

a)

Buffalo attacks - Yikes!

b)

Indians attacking white settlers

c)

There wasn't enough land to go around

d)

There wasn't enough food

12.

Which event probably resulted in lots of businesses and industries moving to major Texas cities?

a)

More people moved to cities, which would mean businesses would make more money.

b)

There was less tourism in cities, so less people would be there.

c)

There were a greater number of farmers there.

d)

There were fewer job opportunities there.

13.

What did Native Americans call the canoes they hollowed out very large trees to make?

a)

Sailboats

b)

Dugout canoes

c)

Pueblos

d)

Nomads

14.

What is one piece of the buffalo that Great Plains tribes considered a "delicacy" to eat and thought it was delicious?

a)

Buffalo heart

b)

Buffalo tail

c)

Buffalo eyeballs

d)

Buffalo tongue

15.

True or False: The Tonkawa were considered the most "Human of People" because of their kind and helpful attitude toward most tribes and settlers.

a)

True

b)

False