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| Where are the Great Plains located? |
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| upper Panhandle of Texas on map |
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| Where are the Gulf Coastal Plains located? |
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| Where are the Mountains and Basins located? |
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| Where are the Central Plains located? |
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| In which region did the Jumanos live?____________________________________ |
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| In which region did the Caddos live?______________________________________ |
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| In which region did the Comanches live? ________________________________ |
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In 1900, the U.S. population _______ while the American Indian population
___________. |
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| . In the decade between 1949 and 1959, what happened to both populations? |
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| What word has the closest meaning to the term "environment"? _____________ |
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All of the following are examples of natural resources except -
A. water
B. gasoline
C. trees and plant life
D. soil |
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Which of the following is an example of something included in a confederacy?
A. Native Americans
B. waterways
C. way of adapting
D. wildlife |
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Which of the following is a person who studies artifacts in order to gather information about the past?
A. cartographer
B. shaman
C. archaeologist
D. astronomer |
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You have been assigned a research paper about Native Americans in Texas in the 18th and 19th centuries. Because you need to include at least one primary source, which of the following would be the BEST one for your paper?
A. the journal of someone who traveled through Texas
B. a current newspaper article describing
Native Americans in 18th and 19th Texas
C. the biography of a famous Native American chief
D. a computer map showing where Texas Native Americans live |
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| the journal of someone who traveled through Texas |
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Which of the following is a not reflection ofthe diversity of cultural activities in Texas?
A. Tejano music incorporates the accordion and rhythm of Polish polkas.
B. Juneteenth is celebrated across Texas each summer.
C. Spanish is taught in public schools.
D. Cultural groups teach only their native languages. |
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| Cultural groups teach only their native languages. |
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| Many names of cities in Texas, such as ElPaso and San Antonio, reflect the language of — |
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Which of the following was a characteristic of the mission era in Texas?
A. Forts were built to protect the Native Americans
B. Missions were used as a way to claim land
C. Native Americans were discouraged from learning trades and skills
D. Native Americans were prevented from accepting Catholicism |
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| Missions were used as a way to claim land |
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| Which physical geological factor influenced where the missions and presidios were built in Texas?___ |
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| Which explorer traveled across Texas, New Mexico and Arizona looking for the Seven Cities of Cibola?___________________________________________ |
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| Francisco Vazquez de Coronado |
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| Which explorer shipwrecked on Matagorda Island while looking for the mouth of the Mississippi River? |
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Which of the following was an unintended consequence of the Spanish missions in
Texas?
A. Many Native Americans became Catholic.
B. Many conquistadors found gold in Texas.
C. Many Catholic priests converted many of the conquistadors.
D. Many Native Americans died from the diseases the Spanish brought to Texas. |
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| Many Native Americans died from the diseases the Spanish brought to Texas |
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| Which explorer was the first to sail along and map the Texas coastline? |
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All of the following are ways that Mexican-Americans have maintained their cultural heritage while adapting to American culture except—
A. They cook the foods of their heritage as well as enjoy American hot dogs at ball games.
B. They infuse the English language with words and phrases of their culture.
C. They celebrate holidays from Mexico as well as American holidays.
D. They have abandoned an agricultural lifestyle. |
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| They have abandoned an agricultural lifestyle. |
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Pineda Maps Coastline of Texas!
In which year could this headline have appeared?__________________________ |
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| How can you tell a drawing is a mission and not a fort or a town? |
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