One way Paleo-Indians entered the Americas is from  ___________by way of the ___________.

Match the American Indian group with its major characteristic.

Which conclusion can be made about Texas?

Read the passage from Studies Weekly:

Some tribes are indigenous, or native, to Texas. … Other tribes came to Texas later. … These tribes left their homelands due to an influx of American settlers, wars, and government policy that forced them out of their lands.

“Origins of Texas Tribes”

What can be concluded based on the passage?

American Indians valued land ownership above everything else.

Read the passage from Studies Weekly:

…disease and fighting with the white settlers killed many of the Wichita. While fighting between native peoples and white settlers continued, the Wichita moved away… [to] Oklahoma.

“Origins of Texas Tribes”

Why did the Wichita move to Oklahoma?

Read the passage from Studies Weekly:

The Comanche lived in bands throughout the Plains of Texas. …[and] were taught at an early age how to ride and fight on horseback. …[W]arriors forced other tribes off their land and controlled much of the southern Plains. … They used the bison for food, clothing, tools and shelter. 

The Comanche often fought with and killed settlers trying to build houses on their hunting grounds. They were often assisted in battle by their allies, the Wichita and Kiowa Indians.

“Origins of Texas Tribes”

Which fact from the passage best supports the claim that the Comanche were fierce warriors?