Dates and geography social studies review (copy)

A comprehensive vocabulary review of Texas History covering regions, Native American groups, exploration, the Texas Revolution, and the 20th century.

West Texas (Mountains and Basins)

A dry and hot region featuring deserts and mountains; it is the least populated region and includes El Paso.

North Texas (Great Plains)

A region known for canyons and plains, specifically Palo Duro Canyon; it has cold winters, warm summers, and few trees.

Northeast Texas (North Central Plains)

An area characterized by rolling hills, tornadoes, and a climate ideal for farming and ranching, including Fort Worth.

East Texas (Coastal Plains)

The most populated region featuring rivers, forests, and a slope down to the Gulf of Mexico; it includes Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin.

Adobe

The material used by West Texas Pueblos to build their settled homes near rivers.

Karankawa

A southern coast Native American group known for using canoes, practicing ceremonial cannibalism, and fishing.

Coahuiltecans

A southern coast Native American group that ate small reptiles and rotten wood due to few usable resources.

Columbian Exchange

The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and ideas between the “New World” and the “Old World.”

Battle of Gonzales

A battle of the Texas Revolution that occurred on October 2, 1835.

Texas Declaration of Independence

The document signed on March 2, 1836, declaring Texas's separation from Mexico.

Battle of the Alamo

A pivotal battle in the Texas Revolution occurring on March 6, 1836.

Battle of San Jacinto

The final battle of the Texas Revolution occurring on April 21, 1836.

Manifest Destiny

The belief or doctrine that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.

Jefferson Davis

The President of the Confederate States of America during the U.S. Civil War.

Battle of Palmito Ranch

The last battle of the Civil War, which was fought in Texas.

Juneteenth

June 19, 1865, the date when slaves were freed in Texas.

13th Amendment

A Reconstruction amendment that freed slaves.

14th Amendment

A Reconstruction amendment that gave citizenship.

15th Amendment

A Reconstruction amendment providing that freed males can vote.

Jim Crow Laws

Local and state statutes in some southern states that allowed for segregation and discrimination.

Quanah Parker

The individual recognized as the last great Comanche chief.

Buffalo Soldiers

An African American military unit who fought on the frontier during the Frontier Wars.

Texas Rangers

An elite Texas law enforcement agency originally established by S.F.A. (Stephen F. Austin).

James Hogg

The individual who established the Texas Railroad Commission to regulate railroads and protect farmers.

1900 Storm

A major hurricane in Galveston that led to the building of a seawall and the raising of the island.

1901 Spindletop

An oil boom that increased population, helped the economy, and led to urbanization and the Houston Ship Channel.

19th Amendment

A 1920 amendment to the Constitution that granted women the right to vote.

Black Tuesday

October 29, the day the stock market crashed, leading to the Great Depression.

Hoovervilles

Communities of homeless families named for President Hoover during the Great Depression.

Dust Bowl

A devastating drought in Midwest states from 1930-1936 that brought on a series of dust storms.

1821

Mexico gains independence from Spain

1836 March 2

Independence form Mexico

1836

Its own country

1845

Texas becomes the 28th U.S. state

1861

Texas joins the Confederacy