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Natives & Explorers

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which region did the Caddo tribe live in (reside)?

a)

Mountains & Basins

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

2.

Which region did the Comanche tribe live in (reside)?

a)

Mountains & Basins

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

3.

Which region did the Wichita tribe live in (reside)?

a)

Mountains & Basins

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

4.

Which region did the Tiguan tribe live in (reside)?

a)

Mountains & Basins

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

5.

How did the Native cultures of Texas survive before European influence?

a)

They manufactured food in factories

b)

They hunted and gathered

c)

They traded with Europeans

d)

They bought food at the store

6.

Which Native tribes dugout canoes and had a diet that consisted large amounts of seafood?

a)

Comanche & Kiowa

b)

Jumano & Tiguan

c)

Atakapan & Karankawa

d)

Wichita & Caddo

7.

Which Native tribes rode horses, were fierce warriors, and had a diet that consisted of large amounts of buffalo?

a)

Comanche & Kiowa

b)

Jumano & Tiguan

c)

Atakapan & Karankawa

d)

Wichita & Caddo

8.

Which Native tribes lived in large, dome-shaped grass, permanent homes, farmed and had complex social structures?

a)

Comanche & Kiowa

b)

Jumano & Tiguan

c)

Atakapan & Karankawa

d)

Wichita & Caddo

9.

Which Native tribes lived sedentary lives in apartment style homes made of adobe mud bricks?

a)

Comanche & Kiowa

b)

Jumano & Tiguan

c)

Atakapan & Karankawa

d)

Wichita & Caddo

10.

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

a)

Settlers who migrated to Texas from England

b)

The inhabitants were Native Americans and Spanish

c)

The inhabitants survived by hunting and gathering

d)

Settlers came to find gold and silver

11.

What do the 3 Gs of Texas stand for?

a)

Guava, Goats, & Grapes

b)

God, Gold & Glory

c)

George, Gavin, & Gus

d)

Good, Great & Grand

12.

What significance does the year 1519 have in Texas history?

a)

Spanish explorer Pineda mapped the coastline of Texas

b)

The Spanish colonized East Texas

c)

Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca's shipped crashed in Matagorda Bay

d)

Texas Settlers built the first missions.

13.

What did the Viceroy of Spain do when he got the report that the French (La Salle) were slowly starting to move towards and into Texas?

a)

Started a war with France in Europe

b)

Started selling Texas land to the French

c)

Started taxing goods being shipped from France

d)

Sent an expedition (team) to check on the French

14.

Why is Cabeza de Vaca significant to Texas History?

a)

Because his writings convinced the Spanish to give up their claim to Texas

b)

Because his writings inspired other explorers to continue the search for Cibola

c)

Because his writings encourage the settlement and building of missions on the coast of Texas

d)

Because his writings motivated the Spanish and French to work together in colonizing the region

15.

Which French explorer founded Fort St. Louis but was shot by his own men after the colony founded?

a)

Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle

b)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

c)

Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

d)

Alonso Alvarez de Pineda

16.

Which explorer described the Great Plains as a "sea of grass"?

a)

Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle

b)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

c)

Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

d)

Alonso Alvarez de Pineda

17.

Why is 1718 a significant year in Texas history?

a)

First Spanish settlement was established

b)

Coronado and DeSoto found golf on their expedition

c)

The settlement of San Antonio was founded.

d)

La Bahia mission and presidio were moved to Goliad

18.

What did Spain do in order to (1) colonize Texas for Spain, (2) convert Natives to Catholicism and (3) to convert Natives to loyal subjects of Spain?

a)

Spain started a war with the French in Texas

b)

Spain sent explorers to discover gold in Texas

c)

Spain established missions, presidios and towns

d)

Spain sold Texas to Mexico

19.

What term is described as a military outpost that guarded a settlement under Spanish control?

a)

Mission

b)

Viceroy

c)

Presdio

d)

Conquistador

20.

In which major era were missions established in East Texas?

a)

Natural Texas and Its People

b)

Spanish Colonial

c)

Mexican National

d)

Revolution and Republic