1st 6-weeks Texas history

Coastal Plains

*The region of Texas that receives the most rain.

*Home of the state capitol (Austin)

Southeastern Culture

This Native American group lived in the upper part of the coastal plains and farmed (agricultural)

*Lived in grass thatched dome houses
*Made pottery
*Hunted deer, bear

Puebloan Culture

*This Native American group lived in the Mountains and Basins region (agricultural), lived in adobe houses

*Made jewelry

*Hunted buffalo

Gulf Coastal Culture

*This Native American group lived along the coast and were nomadic.

*Lived in houses made of sticks and animal hides

*Were warriors

*hunted small animals and fished

Plains Culture

*This Native American group lived in the Great Plains and were very skilled on horses (nomadic)

*Lived in tepees

*Used the buffalo for everything

Buffalo

*The most cherished food source for most Native American groups

Adobe

*A brick or building material made of sun-dried earth and straw; Used by Pueblo natives for housing

Canoes

*How Gulf Natives traveled around

1519

*The year of the first map of the Texas coastline

Pineda

*Drew the first map of the Texas coastline

*Encouraged more exploration because of his map

Coronado

*Did not find the cities of Gold (Cibola) for Spain

*Found Palo Duro Canyon

*Told Spain to stop sending explorers b/c there was no gold

Cabeza de Vaca

*Shipwrecked in Galveston; First European to step foot in Texas; slave and medicine healer to Natives.

*Wrote a book about his journey

La Salle

*Set up first French settlement in Texas; Made Spain interested in Texas again

Cortes

*Conquered the Aztec tribe and established Mexico City

*Because of he established Mexico City, Spain called the new colony New Spain

Natural Texas and Its People

*Era defined by geography and early Native American tribes

Age of Contact

*Era defined by European exploration into North America

Red, Sabine, Rio Grande

*Border rivers of Texas- know where they are located

Red River

Northeast of Texas and a Border

Sabine River

East Texas border

Brazos River

here

Nueces River

South of Costal Plains

Rio Grande

West border of Texas

Great Plains

*Flattest region on earth and stretches all the way to Canada

Coastal Plains

*Abundance of rain, fertile soil, hurricanes, high population

North Central Plains

*Adequate rainfall, hill country

Mountains & Basins

*El Paso, Dry, Extreme Temperatures

3 G's

God, Gold, Glory-Reasons for Spanish exploration

wealth, land, gold, trade routes to Asia

reasons for European exploration

Elevation

height above sea level- increases as you move west across Texas