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WorksheetsTX25-26 MN Trouble in New Spain
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 16mins
Organize these options into the right categories. WHEN COMPLETE THERE SHOULD BE TWO [2] ITEMS IN EACH CATEGORY.
first people migrate to Texas
known as the "Prehistoric" period
Spanish and French explorers see Texas
people are motivated by gold, God, and glory
missions and presidios are built in Texas
San Antonio established in 1718
NATIVE TEXAN CULTURES
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(a) - lived in tepees and used horses to hunt buffalo
(b) - used large dugout canoes for fishing and travel
(c) - built adobe houses and farmed along the Rio Grande
* most populated region
* Houston - petrochemical industry
* Galveston - imports and exports
* Austin - capital of Texas
* San Antonio - home to "the Alamo"
Label this region with the correct title?
As you travel from Dallas to El Paso [from east to west in Texas] the (a) increases.
ALL of these are adaptations made by early Texan natives, based on WHERE they settled in Texas, except for -
[hint: pick the one that is NOT a true adaptation]
PLAINS tribes lived in tepees and used horses to hunt the buffalo [their main source of food, clothing, and shelter]
SOUTHEASTERN tribes traveled all around Texas, hunting beavers for their thick fur
PUEBLO tribes built their homes using adobe, and farmed along the Rio Grande River
GULF tribes used large dugout canoes for fishing and travel along the coastline of Texas
Which of these was "a religious settlement where Spain spread its religion and culture" in Texas?
presidio
mission
rancho
capital
Which of these was "a Spanish military fort built to protect the missions and settlements" in Texas?
presidio
mission
rancho
capital
Put these important events of Texas History in the correct CHRONOLOGICAL order. [hint: that's the order they happened in history, and the order they were taught to you]
Cortes established a Spanish settlement in the Americas [called Mexico City]
La Salle landed in Texas and built a French settlement on the coast of Texas [in Spanish territory]
Spanish friars and settlers established the city of San Antonio as a mission-presidio system in 1718
What is the name of the French settlement established by La Salle in 1865? [hint: it was located on the coast of Texas]
Fort Texas
Fort La Salle
Fort St. Louis
Fort Corpus Christi
SPANISH INFLUENCE IN TEXAS
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Match these different places in Texas that have Spanish names
*Rio Grande
*Colorado
*Brazos
*Nueces
CITIES with Spanish names
*Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
*San Francisco de los Tejas
*San Antonio de Valero
RIVERS with Spanish names
*San Antonio
*El Paso
*Amarillo
*Laredo
MISSIONS with Spanish names
Read the passage provided.
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Which of these choices would be a good TITLE for the passage?
Culture Groups of Early Texans
Natural Resources in East Texas
The Mountains and Basins Region
Spanish Exploration of Texas
Which spot on this map is the area known as the "Louisiana Purchase" - the land that Thomas Jefferson bought from France for $15 million in 1803.
Match the following PEOPLE to the correct descriptions.
Mexican priest whose "Grito de Dolores" started the fight for Mexican Independence from Spain
THOMAS JEFFERSON
Filibuster who didn't like the Adams-Onis Treaty and invaded Texas with armed men from Louisiana
MIGUEL HIDALGO
President who bought the "Louisiana Territory" in 1803 and doubled the size of the U.S.
DR. JAMES LONG
