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WorksheetsTX25-26 - Aoc French Exploration
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 14mins
ALL of these events happened during "Natural Texas and Its People" except -
Coronado searched for Cibola - the Seven Cities of Gold
Karankawas built canoes to fish in the gulf
Comanches used horses to hunt buffalo
"prehistoric" people migrated to Texas and learned to farm
CULTURES of EARLY TEXANS
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(a) - hunted, farmed, fished, and traded in the fertile lands of east Texas
(b) - used dugout canoes for fishing and travel along the coastline
(c) - built adobe villages and farmed along the Rio Grande
(d) - lived in tepees and used horses to hunt the buffalo
Which THREE [3] of these statements are true about the Coastal Plains?
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YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS
it is the smallest region of Texas, and it has the highest elevation
home to more citizens than any other region
the port city of Galveston [where imports and exports flow] is located in this region
the city of Houston [leader in the petrochemical industry] is located in this region
it gets the least amount of rainfall
Use the map provided to match these cities correctly.
Dallas
A
Houston
B
Austin
C
Fort Worth
D
El Paso
E
Read the short passage provided.
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What would be a good title for this short reading passage?
Nomadic People Migrate to Find Food
Natives Adapt to their Environment
Different Kinds of Homes for Early People
Texas Geography Hundreds of Years Ago
As you travel from east to west in Texas, the (a) increases.
Put these events from the "Age of Contact" into the correct CHRONOLOGICAL order. [That's the order they happened in history - and the order they were taught to you]
COLUMBUS discovered North and South America in 1492
CORTES conquered the Aztecs in 1519 and built Mexico City
CABEZA de VACA survived a shipwreck and walked hundreds of miles
CORONADO searched for Cibola - the Seven Cities of Gold
LA SALLE accidentally shipwrecked in Texas
Put each event under the correct YEAR that it happened. WHEN COMPLETED THERE SHOULD BE TWO [2] EVENTS UNDER EACH YEAR
Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean
North and South America were discovered
Cortes conquered the Aztecs and built Mexico City
Pineda mapped the coast of Texas
La Salle accidentally landed in Texas
French fort St. Louis was established in Texas
What is the name of the European country that is responsible for:
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* sending Columbus to find a shortcut to Asia in 1492
* sending Cortes to conquer the "new world" in 1519
* introducing cattle, horses, and other livestock to the Americas
France
Italy
Portugal
Match the following events to the correct ERA of Texas History. WHEN COMPLETED THERE SHOULD BE THREE [3] ITEMS UNDER EACH ERA.
"prehistoric" people migrated to Texas
Early people learned to farm
Karankawas and Comanches hunted in Texas
La Salle accidentally landed in Texas and built Fort St. Louis
Cabeza de Vaca survived a shipwreck
Cortes conquered the Aztecs in 1519
