TX25-26 MN Mexican Independence

• * earliest people migrated to Texas

• * sometimes called the "Prehistoric" period

• * culture groups developed in Texas based on location

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Which ERA of Texas History is described above?

• Natural Texas and Its People

• Age of Contact

• Spanish Colonial Era

• Mexican National Era

GULF - used large dugout canoes for fishing and travel

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• PLAINS - lived in tepee villages and used horses to hunt buffalo

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• PUEBLO - built adobe houses and farmed near the Rio Grande

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• SOUTHEASTERN - hunted, farmed, and fished in far East Texas

a

b

c

d

GULF

PUEBLO

PLAINS

SOUTHEASTERN

​ (a)   - El Paso, Fort Davis

​ (b)   - Amarillo, Lubbock

​ (c)   - Fort Worth, Arlington

​ (d)   - Galveston, Houston

• Mountains and Basins
• Great Plains
• North Central Plains
• Coastal Plains

ALL of these statements about West Texas are true EXCEPT -

• the area has LOWER population than the rest of Texas

• the area gets LESS rainfall than the rest of Texas

• the elevation in the area is LOWER than the rest of Texas

• the area has only ONE major city - El Paso

NATIVE TEXAN ADAPTATIONS

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• GULF - used ​ (a)   for fishing and travel

• PLAINS - lived in ​ (b)   and hunted the ​ (c)  

• PUEBLO - lived in ​ (d)   and farmed along the ​ (e)  

• dugout canoes
• tepees
• buffalo
• adobe villages
• Rio Grande

Which THREE [3] of these things did Spain build in Texas as part of its plan to colonize the area and make it safe for more people to move there?

• HOSPITALS - to care for the sick and injured

• MISSIONS - to spread their religion and culture

• SCHOOLS - to teach the natives how to speak Spanish

• PRESIDIOS - to protect the settlements

• RANCHOS - to grow crops and raise animals

Organize these options into the right categories. WHEN COMPLETE THERE SHOULD BE TWO [2] ITEMS IN EACH CATEGORY

Groups:

(a) 1519

,

(b) 1685

,

(c) 1718

,

(d) 1821

• Mexico rebelled against Spain and won independence

• mission San Antonio de Valero was established

• Pineda mapped the Texas coast

• La Salle accidentally landed in Texas

• Cortes built Mexico City

• the Treaty of Cordoba was signed

• Fort St. Louis was established on the coast

• presidio San Antonio de Bexar was established

Match the following descriptions to the correct EXPLORER

• CORONADO

• conquered Aztecs and built Mexico City in 1519

• PINEDA

• built Fort St. Louis on the coast of Texas in 1685

• LA SALLE

• discovered North and South America in 1492

• CORTES

• searched for Cibola, never found it

• COLUMBUS

• mapped the coast and claimed it for Spain in 1519

Summarize the main purpose of these items in Spanish Texas:

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1 - missions

-

2 - presidios

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3 - ranchos

Which ONE country was responsible for:

• * building missions and presidios in Texas

• * introducing cows and horses to Texas

• and

• * bringing new types of ranching and farming