Texas History Practice quiz 1 Crossword
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
 
 
Down: 1) the lasting impact left behind in a culture after someone or something is gone3) a person of Mexican descent living in Texas5) Gold, Glory, and God6) building material made of dried clay mud7) a military post or fortified settlement in an area under Spanish control9) Spanish soldiers and adventures in search of gold, glory, and land11) The Caddo Nation is a confederacy of several Southeastern Native American tribes, who traditionally inhabited much of what is now East Texas, northern Louisiana and portions of southern Arkansas and Oklahoma. They invented the trotline13)  French explorer. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, the Mississippi River, and the Gulf of Mexico. La Salle claimed the entire Mississippi River basin for France.15) staying in one place16)  He was the first European to explore North America's Southwest. He searched fruitlessly for treasure that was rumored to exist in northern Mexico: the fabled seven Golden Cities of Cibola17) Cortes conquers the Aztec indians Across: 2) a permanent village of any of the Pueblo Indians, consisting of multilevel adobe or stone apartments4) A black slave who was the first African in the Americas. 8) A Spanish explorer who lands in Mexico, defeats the Aztec Indians, and discovers gold.9) a learned system of shared beliefs, traits, and values10) religious community established by Spanish Catholics to spread Christianity to the people of the area12) an animal like a large cow hunted by native americans14) He was a Spanish explorer who was ship wrecked in Galveston, explored Texas beginning in 1528 and encountered the Karankawa Indians who believed he was a healer.18) He was a Spanish explorer who sailed from Florida to Mexico and mapped the Texas coastline19) A Spanish explorer who was the first European to land in the Americas, as a result of his landing in the West Indies more explorers arrived in the Americas.
 

 

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