Texas, Indians and Explorers
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- Q1
Which region of Texas is Palo Duro Canyon located at?
Great Plains
Gulf Coastal Plains
North Central Plains
Mountain - Basins
120s - Q2
Which era of Texas does Cabeza de Vaca, La Salle, De Soto, and De Onate belong to?
Age of Contact
Natural Texas and it People
Spanish Colonial Americas
Mexican National
120s - Q3
Which Texas Indian tribe sustained their lives hunting buffalo?
Plains Indians
Gulf Coast Indians
Southeast Indians
Balcones Indians
120s - Q4
What occurred in 1519?
Pineda mapped Texas
Cabez de Vaca wrote about Texas
Columbus claimed land he thought was India
La Salle established a fort in Texas for France
120s - Q5
Which Texas Indians adapted to environment by making dome shaped huts, living a sedentary lifestyle as farmers, and farmed off the nutrient rich land.
Southeast Texas Indians
South Coastal Texas Indians
North Central Texas Indians
Mountain/Basin Texs Indians
120s - Q6
Which Texas Indian tribe made amazing pottery with detailed designs on them?
Tigua
Comanche
Jumano
Caddo
120s - Q7
Which choice below does not belong with the 3 Gs?
Generosity
Gold
Glory
God
120s - Q8
Who were the two Native Indian tribes that lived in the Mountains Basins region?Comanche and ApacheTigua and JumanoCaddo and WichitaKarankawa and Coahuiltecan
Tigua and Jumano
Comanche and Apache
Caddo and Wichita
Karankawa and Coahuiltecan
120s - Q9
What was the purpose of a mission?
To convert the Native Indians to Christianity and teach them to be skilled labor.
To teach Native American tribes about far away lands.
To spread Judaism to Native American tribes.
To spread Hinduism to Native American tribes.
120s - Q10
What are the four regions of Texas?
Great Plains, Central Plains, Coastal Plains, and Mountains and Basins
Coastal Plains, Balcones Escarpment, Rio Grande Valley, Bexar
Mountains/Basins, Great Plains, Hill Country, Coastal Plains
Bexar, Coastal Plains, Balcones Escarpment, Great Plains
120s - Q11
This person mapped the coastline of Texas in 1519.
Pineda
Columbus
King Louis XlV
Coronado
120s - Q12
Which explorer wrote a book about his travels called La Relacion?
Cabeza de Vaca
Viceroy Mendoza
La Salle
Coronado
120s - Q13
What is the main source of food for the Comanche?
buffalo
fish
corn
wheat
120s - Q14
Which Texas Native American group live in the Panhandle?
Kiowa
Jumano
Apache
Caddo
120s - Q15
Which Native American tribe lived in Tipis?
The Apache
The Caddo
The Karankawa
The Jumano
120s