Social Studies - Texas History

Question 1

• most famous of all Texan Native Americas
• fierce warriors that mastered the use of horses during battle
• nomadic people who lived in teepees
• central Texas

Answer 1

Comanche

Question 2

• occupied eastern Texas
• farmers
• hunted buffalo
• permanent homes that consisted of wood frames with mud packed walls

Answer 2

Caddo

Question 3

• European exploration began with him
• Spanish explorer who mapped the coast of Texas and surrounding coastlines
• first records of Texas History

Answer 3

Alonso Alverez de Pina

Question 4

• searched for the mythical “Seven Cities of Gold”
• never gound
• explored large areas of Texas
• considered a failure but paved way for more European influence in Tx

Answer 4

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

Question 5

• first permanent colony in Texas
• founded in 1685 by French explorer Sieur de La Salle
• not a successful colony and abandoned in 1688
• spurred Spanish exploration and colonization of Texas

Answer 5

Fort St. Louis