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26 Cards in this Set
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When did the earliest humans come to Texas?
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35,000 BC
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What native tribes along the gulf coast subsisted on animal dung, spiders, deer, and berries but mostly died off? (2)
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Coahuiltecans and Karankawas
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What native tribe in central Texas hunted buffalo and lived in teepees?
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Tonkawa
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What natives lived west of the Pecos River and were probably descendants of the Pueblo?
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Jumanos
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The ___, members of the ___ Confederation in northeastern Texas, were the most advanced natives when Europeans arrived.
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Caddo, Hasinai
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What did the Caddo introduce themselves as to the Spanish?
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tayshas written by Spanish as Tejas later known as Texas
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Who was the first known European to enter Texas by sailing through the mouth of the Rio Grande?
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Alonso Alvarez de Pineda. Also made the first map.
(1519) |
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Who was shipwrecked in Galveston, wandered for eight years and performed the first surgery in Texas by removing an arrowhead from a native's chest.
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Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca.
(1528) |
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Who blazed a trail through the High Plains of west Texas that was followed a year later by Coronado?
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Estevanico the Moor. Also the first African in Texas.
(1539) |
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Who searched for the Seven Cities of Cibola and passed through Texas?
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Francisco Vásquez de Coronado.
(1540) |
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Who, after exploring Florida, plans to continue his expedition into northeast Texas but dies after crossing the Mississippi?
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Hernando de Soto.
(1542) |
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Who started French exploration in Texas by establishing Fort St. Louis?
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René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle.
(1685) |
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Who set out to destroy Fort St. Louis but found it already destroyed? (2)
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Captain Alonso de León and Father Damien Massanet.
(1689) |
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What did the Spanish do in 1718 to defend against the growing French threat?
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They built two presidios. (One of these was Mission de Valero or the Alamo.)
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What was the Spanish capital of Texas in 1768?
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San Antonio
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Who sketched the first Anglo-American map of Texas?
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Irish filibuster Phillip Nolan.
(1801) |
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Who attacked San Antonio on Dec. 11, 1835?
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Colonel Benjamin Milam.
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When did the Siege of the Alamo begin and end?
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Feb. 23, 1836-Mar. 6, 1836
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What are the three most remembered people who died in the Alamo?
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Davy Crockett (clever backwoods humorist and veteran of the Creek War), Jim Bowie (who did not invent the Bowie knife his brother did but popularized it), and William B. Travis (the leader of the Alamo).
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What tragic event happened on Mar. 27, 1836.
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The Goliad Massacre.
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Who led the Texas army to victory at San Jacinto?
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Sam Houston.
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What happened on May 14, 1836?
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The Treaty of Velasco declares the independence of Texas.
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Who was president of America in 1836?
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Andrew Jackson
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Who was elected president of Texas in 1836?
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Sam Houston.
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When did Baptists first organize in Texas?
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1840.
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What was the first modern newspaper in Texas?
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The Galveston News.
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