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WorksheetsNatives & Explorers
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Which region did the Caddo tribe live in (reside)?
Mountains & Basins
North Central Plains
Great Plains
Coastal Plains
Which region did the Comanche tribe live in (reside)?
Mountains & Basins
North Central Plains
Great Plains
Coastal Plains
Which region did the Wichita tribe live in (reside)?
Mountains & Basins
North Central Plains
Great Plains
Coastal Plains
Which region did the Tiguan tribe live in (reside)?
Mountains & Basins
North Central Plains
Great Plains
Coastal Plains
How did the Native cultures of Texas survive before European influence?
They manufactured food in factories
They hunted and gathered
They traded with Europeans
They bought food at the store
Which Native tribes dugout canoes and had a diet that consisted large amounts of seafood?
Comanche & Kiowa
Jumano & Tiguan
Atakapan & Karankawa
Wichita & Caddo
Which Native tribes rode horses, were fierce warriors, and had a diet that consisted of large amounts of buffalo?
Comanche & Kiowa
Jumano & Tiguan
Atakapan & Karankawa
Wichita & Caddo
Which Native tribes lived in large, dome-shaped grass, permanent homes, farmed and had complex social structures?
Comanche & Kiowa
Jumano & Tiguan
Atakapan & Karankawa
Wichita & Caddo
Which Native tribes lived sedentary lives in apartment style homes made of adobe mud bricks?
Comanche & Kiowa
Jumano & Tiguan
Atakapan & Karankawa
Wichita & Caddo
Which statement best describes Texans during the Natural Texas and Its People Era?
Settlers who migrated to Texas from England
The inhabitants were Native Americans and Spanish
The inhabitants survived by hunting and gathering
Settlers came to find gold and silver
What do the 3 Gs of Texas stand for?
Guava, Goats, & Grapes
God, Gold & Glory
George, Gavin, & Gus
Good, Great & Grand
What significance does the year 1519 have in Texas history?
Spanish explorer Pineda mapped the coastline of Texas
The Spanish colonized East Texas
Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca's shipped crashed in Matagorda Bay
Texas Settlers built the first missions.
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?
Started a war with France in Europe
Started selling Texas land to the French
Started taxing goods being shipped from France
Sent an expedition (team) to check on the French
Why is Cabeza de Vaca significant to Texas History?
Because his writings convinced the Spanish to give up their claim to Texas
Because his writings inspired other explorers to continue the search for Cibola
Because his writings encourage the settlement and building of missions on the coast of Texas
Because his writings motivated the Spanish and French to work together in colonizing the region
Which French explorer founded Fort St. Louis but was shot by his own men after the colony founded?
Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
Which explorer described the Great Plains as a "sea of grass"?
Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
Why is 1718 a significant year in Texas history?
First Spanish settlement was established
Coronado and DeSoto found golf on their expedition
The settlement of San Antonio was founded.
La Bahia mission and presidio were moved to Goliad
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?
Spain started a war with the French in Texas
Spain sent explorers to discover gold in Texas
Spain established missions, presidios and towns
Spain sold Texas to Mexico
What term is described as a military outpost that guarded a settlement under Spanish control?
Mission
Viceroy
Presdio
Conquistador
In which major era were missions established in East Texas?
Natural Texas and Its People
Spanish Colonial
Mexican National
Revolution and Republic
