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Early Texans Before U.S. Annexation

Quiz by Greg Williford

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  • Q1
    1. Which Native American tribe was known for its skilled horse riding and resistance to European settlers in Texas?
    Tonkawa
    Comanche
    Caddo
    Apache
    30s
  • Q2
    2. The Caddo people primarily lived in which part of Texas?
    East Texas
    North Texas
    West Texas
    South Texas
    30s
  • Q3
    3. What was the primary language spoken by the Caddo people?
    Caddoan
    Iroquoian
    Uto-Aztecan
    Siouan
    30s
  • Q4
    4. Which Native American tribe is known for being agriculturalists and traders in the East Texas region?
    Karankawa
    Comanche
    Apache
    Caddo
    30s
  • Q5
    5. The Karankawa people primarily lived along which geographic feature?
    Rio Grande Valley
    Gulf Coast
    Panhandle
    Hill Country
    30s
  • Q6
    6. What type of dwellings did the Comanche primarily use?
    Adobe houses
    Wigwams
    Tipis
    Longhouses
    30s
  • Q7
    7. The Spanish established missions in Texas primarily to do what?
    Find gold
    Convert Native Americans to Christianity
    Build military forts
    Establish trade routes
    30s
  • Q8
    8. Which Spanish mission became the site of the famous Battle of the Alamo?
    Mission Concepción
    Mission Espada
    Mission San José
    Mission San Antonio de Valero
    30s
  • Q9
    9. Who led the Spanish colonization efforts in Texas?
    Pedro de Alvarado
    Alonso de León
    Hernán Cortés
    Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
    30s
  • Q10
    10. The Tonkawa tribe was primarily located in which region of Texas?
    West Texas
    South Texas
    Panhandle
    Central Texas
    30s
  • Q11
    11. What was the main economic activity of the Apache people in Texas?
    Trading
    Fishing
    Farming
    Hunting
    30s
  • Q12
    12. Which Spanish explorer is credited with being the first European to see Texas?
    Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
    Hernando de Soto
    Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
    Juan Ponce de León
    30s
  • Q13
    13. The Spanish government offered land grants in Texas to encourage what?
    Conversion to Christianity
    Military enlistment
    Trade with Native Americans
    Settlement by European settlers
    30s
  • Q14
    14. Which group of settlers founded the first permanent Spanish settlement in Texas?
    Mexicans
    French colonists
    Spanish soldiers
    Canary Islanders
    30s
  • Q15
    15. What was the name of the first Spanish mission established in Texas?
    Mission San Francisco de los Tejas
    Mission Concepción
    Mission San Antonio de Valero
    Mission San José
    30s

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