WorksheetsUnit 3 American Indians in Texas
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which of the following best explains how American Indian tribes arrived in Texas?
They crossed the Beringia Land Bridge from Asia and migrated southward over many years.
They sailed from Asia around to the Gulf of Mexico and landed in Texas.
They went from Alaska to Asia and then to Texas.
They came from Mexico northward.
Which nomadic American Indian tribe inhabited the Coastal Plains region of Texas near the Gulf Coast?
Apache
Jumano
Karankawa
Kiowa
One way the Jumano tribe adapted their lifestyle to the climate was by
using dugout canoes
domesticating chickens
migrating to hunt buffalo
building dome-shaped huts
Which American Indian tribe lived beehive-shaped houses in East Texas?
Pueblo
Karankawa
Comanche
Caddo
Which product was easily available for trade by American Indian tribes that hunted as a way of life?
Corn
Cattle
Clay Jars
Animal Skins
Which American Indian tribe lived in the Great Plains region, hunted buffalo, and were nomadic?
Maya
Karankawa
Comanche
Caddo
How were the ways of life of the Apache and the Comanche similar?
They were both settled farmers.
They were both nomadic.
They both built log homes.
They both traded food crops.
An archaeologist is one a dig site in the Mountains and Basins region of Texas. They uncovered evidence of an old, adobe village with an irrigation system. Based on the discovery, which is a likely inference the archaeologist may make?
The Apache lived there long ago.
The Karankawa lived there long ago.
The Jumano lived there long ago.
The Caddo lived there long ago.
Which of the following is the best title for the drawing?
Daily Life for the Caddo
Apache Children Hard at Work
Summer Season for the Karankawa
Adobe House Building by the Pueblo
The American Indian tribe shown in the drawing in the previous question most likely lived in which region of Texas?
Coastal Plains
West Texas
Great Plains
Mountains and Basins
The painting shows daily life in which of the following tribes?
Jumano
Karankawa
Comanche
Caddo
The American Indian tribe shown in the painting in the previous question most likely lived in which region of Texas?
East Texas
Gulf Coast
Great Plains
Piney Woods
Which type of shelter did nomadic American Indian tribes often use?
beehives
pueblos
huts
teepees
If you wanted to see the number of American Indians in each part of Texas, which type of map should you study?
Economic
Physical
Political
Population
What title was given to the leader of the Caddo tribe and the Comanche tribe?
Elder
Warrior
Chief
Hunter
