Texas IndiansCH 4 TEXAS HISTORY

First Texans

Native Americans

adapted to and

used their

environment to

meet their needs.

Plains Indians

People who move from place to place with the seasons are nomads.

The main advantage of teepees was their mobility.

Plains Indians

The Apaches were able to

attack both the Spanish

and other Indian groups

because of their skilled use

of horses.

Apaches used their skill at

riding horses to assert

dominance.

Plains Indians

The Comanche

became wealthy as

skilled buffalo hunters.

Hunters used buffalo

hides for clothing and

shelter and ate the

meat.

All Plains Indians lived

off the buffalo.

Plains Indians

The Comanche first

entered Texas from

the Great Plains.

The Comanche later

drove the Apache

into the Mountains

and Basins region of

West Texas and into

New Mexico.

Plains Indians

The Lipan and

Mescalero were

subgroups of the

Apaches.

Southeastern Indians

The Caddos were a matrilineal society, which meant they traced their families through the mother’s side.

Caddos farmed and practiced crop rotation to prevent the soil from wearing out.

Southeastern Indians

Farming changed

Native American

culture by

creating more

complex,

permanent

societies.

Western Gulf Indians

Gulf Coast Indians

were different from

Plains Indians because

they were able to eat

seafood from the Gulf,

including oysters,

clams, turtles and fish.

Western Gulf Indians

The Karankawa and

Coahuiltecan were

both were nomads

along the Gulf Coast.

They didn’t farm

because they lived in a

dry area.

Pueblo Indians

The Pueblo were from the

Mountains and Basins

region and built adobe

homes of mud and straw.

The Jumanos declined

from drought, Apache

attacks, and European

diseases.

Pueblo Indians

The Jumanos hunted

buffalo, like the

Comanche Plains

Indians.

QUESTIONS

Most Jumanos in

villages built their

homes out of

____________.

A. Adobe

B. Hides

C. Mud and sticks

D. leaves and

branches

QUESTIONS

Most Jumanos in

villages built their

homes out of

____________.

A. Adobe

B. Hides

C. Mud and sticks

D. leaves and

branches

QUESTIONS

The Coahuiltecans did not farm much because they _____.

A. lived in a dry area

B. Hunted buffalo for food

C. raided other tribes for food

D. thought farming was for the weak

QUESTIONS

The Coahuiltecans did not farm much because they _____.

A. lived in a dry area

B. Hunted buffalo for food

C. raided other tribes for food

D. thought farming was for the weak

QUESTIONS

Which Indian

culture from the

Mountain and

Basin region built

homes of mud

and straw?

A.Western Gulf

B.Southeastern

C.Pueblo

D.Plains

QUESTIONS

Which Indian

culture from the

Mountain and

Basin region built

homes of mud

and straw?

A.Western Gulf

B.Southeastern

C.Pueblo

D.Plains

QUESTIONS

For Plains cultures,

what was the

main advantage

of having tepees

as their shelter?

A. Protection

B. Mobility

C. to store food

D. to show wealth

QUESTIONS

For Plains cultures,

what was the

main advantage

of having tepees

as their shelter?

A. Protection

B. Mobility

C. to store food

D. to show wealth

QUESTIONS

People who move

from place to

place with the

seasons are

_____________.

A. Movers

B. Wigwams

C. Tonkawas

D. Nomads

QUESTIONS

People who move

from place to

place with the

seasons are

_____________.

A. Movers

B. Wigwams

C. Tonkawas

D. Nomads

QUESTIONS

Which of the

following was NOT

a major factor in

the decline of the

Jumanos.

A. Drought

B. Hurricanes

C. Apache

attacks

D. Disease

QUESTIONS

Which of the

following was NOT

a major factor in

the decline of the

Jumanos.

A. Drought

B. Hurricanes

C. Apache

attacks

D. Disease

QUESTIONS

The Lipans and

Mescaleros were

subgroups of

which Plains Indian

groups.

A. Apaches

B. Kiowas

C. Tonkawas

D. Karankawas

QUESTIONS

The Lipans and

Mescaleros were

subgroups of

which Plains Indian

groups.

A. Apaches

B. Kiowas

C. Tonkawas

D. Karankawas

QUESTIONS

Which practice

did the different

tribes of Plains

Indians have in

common?

A. They lived off the buffalo

B. They ate large amounts of

oysters and clams.

C. They conducted extensive

trade with the Aztecs of

Mexico.

D. They were among the first

tribes in North America to grow

wheat.

QUESTIONS

Which practice

did the different

tribes of Plains

Indians have in

common?

A. They lived off the buffalo

B. They ate large amounts of

oysters and clams.

C. They conducted extensive

trade with the Aztecs of

Mexico.

D. They were among the first

tribes in North America to grow

wheat.