Texas History

Fort Burrows, B&B Ranch

Review Chapter Two - Native Americans

  1. A ______is a portable shelter, coned-shaped tent made of poles covered with animal skins.
  2. Name theIndian groups to use this type of shelter. ______, ______, ______, ______, ______
  3. Which ‘land’ explorer found and walked on the Gulf Coast of Texas? ______
  4. People who survive by searching for wild plants and animals to eat are called? ______
  5. Which tribe first lived around Texas’ present capitol? ______
  6. Which tribe lived in the ‘Piney Woods’ of East Texas? ______
  7. Who named the American Indians? ______
  8. Why did he choose that name? ______
  9. Which tribe believed in a single creator and used dogs when they hunted? ______
  10. What Indian tribe’s name means ‘enemy’? ______
  11. Name the four regions of Texas.______, ______, ______, and ______.
  1. Which tribe lived in present day area of El Paso to the Pecos River and used adobe for their pueblos ? ______.
  1. The Atakapan lived in five bands. Of the five, which band used bear skins to cover their winter homes? ______
  1. Which tribe became expert horse riders and were known as ‘warriors of the plains’? ______
  1. Who introduced the Indians to horses? ______
  1. What year ? ______
  1. The ______Indians became skilled farmers in desert regions and lived in a version of today’s apartment complex.
  1. Name the 12 Indian tribes of Texas. 1______2______3______4______5______6______7______8______9______10______11______12______
  1. The ______are the oldest group of Native Americans still living in Texas today. They were primarily farmers and they practiced the Roman Catholic religion.
  1. These Spanish people were sent into new places to ‘convert’ the local people into accepting their new religion. ______.
  1. This group of Indians was the ‘tallest’ of all Texas Indians. It also believed that they practiced ‘ceremonial cannibalism’. Who were they? ______.
  1. A ______is land set aside by the United States government for use by the Indian.
  1. The Comancheway of live depended on the buffalo. Name three ways ______, ______, and ______.
  1. From what word did the name Texas originate?______.

What group used this word? ______.

What does it mean?______

PRE AP CLASSES ONLY

Essay Choices: 50 words minimum – 70 words maximum EACH

REMEMBER: 1, 2, and 3 letter words DO NOT count in 7th Grade Word Count

Pre-AP Class Will Choose Two

DO NOT PLAGERIZE…..USE YOUR WORDS

Buffalo.

Write about the Buffalo. It’s importance to Native Americans. How it was used. What it looked like. Were it came from. How it w as captured and by whom. Etc,etc,etc.

Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca.

Who was he? Why was he in Texas? Who did he meet? Who were his friends? Enemies? Allies? When did he come to America? Texas? Etc, etc, etc.

Native American Housing.

What types? Who built what? Why? What material(s) was used? Permanent or Portable?

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( If you need more space, write on the back )

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