Transcript Vocabulary

TEXAS HISTORY
st
1
9 weeks
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Geography
Native Texans
Exploration
Spanish Texas
Geography
geography
Study of the
earth’s surface
and the people
who live there
climate
Expected
weather based
on the past
trends
location
Where
something
is/can be
found
place
A location’s unique
characteristic
Human environment
relationship
Humans change and are
changed by the world
region
An area
that has
something
in common
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migrate
To move from one place
to another
Geography
Texas is divided into regions based on
geography. San Antonio is located in the
South Texas Plains region of Texas. Many
people migrate here because of the warm
climate. Texas has places that include
beaches, mountains, and rivers. Our
human environment relationships are
the ways we dress for the hot weather in
the summer and build things like the San
Antonio Riverwalk.
Native Texans
prehistoric
Before written
history
nomad
Person or group who
moves around with no
permanent home
artifact
An object created by
someone in the past
culture
The way of life of
a group of
people that
includes clothing,
language, food,
sports, religion,
celebrations and
art.
customs
Practices (actions)
of a group of
people
Native Texas
Prehistoric groups of Texas did
not have a written language. So, we
study them through the items they
left behind. Artifacts we have found
include drawings and tools. We use
these items to understand their
customs and culture. For example,
we have found that some groups
were nomads.
Exploration
conquistador
A Spanish explorer
expedition
A group trip with a purpose (usually
to find something)
I am looking for
Gold! God will help
me! I will be
famous and rich!
Christopher Columbus
Explored North America and
Caribbean islands for Spain. His
voyages made others want to
colonize the new land.
Cabeza da Vaca
Spanish
explorer
survived a
shipwreck and
lived with native
people. He went
on to explore
Texas.
North America
Hernando Cortez
Spanish
explorer who
conquered the
Aztecs in
present day
Mexico.
North America
Alonso de Pineda
Spanish explorer who sailed and
mapped the coastline of Texas.
North America
Europe
Rene Robert Cavelier Sier de
La Salle
French explorer
who sailed down
the Mississippi
River, started
Fort St. Louis
and claimed a
large part of
North America
for France.
North America
Francisco Coronado
North America
Spanish
explorer who
traveled from
present day
Mexico north to
Kansas in
search of gold.
Canary Islands
Spanish colony where people were
asked to move to Texas.
Esteban
Shipwrecked with Cabeza da Vaca
and then became the first black man
in Texas.
1718
The Spanish Mission San Antonio de
Valero (the Alamo) is founded.
Exploration
Starting in the 1500s, Europeans began to
explore the unknown parts of the world after
Columbus came to North America. The
Spanish, French, and English sent explorers.
The French explorer who came to Texas was La
Salle. He started a settlement called Fort St.
Louis.
The Spanish conquistadors Coronado,
Cortez, Pineda, and da Vaca with Esteban
went on expeditions in what is to today Texas
and Mexico claiming land for their country and
looking for gold. After claiming land, the
Spanish had natives of the Canary Islands
move to Texas to live. The Spanish built the
Alamo mission in San Antonio in 1718.
Spanish Texas
colony
Land claimed by another country
MINE
COLONY
colonization
The act of claiming lands for a country
THAT IS
MINE!
empire
A large group of colonies belonging to
the same country.
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mission
A settlement
built to spread
Christianity
presidio
Forts built for
protection
civil settlement
A village made of people who
were not priests or soldiers
rancho
A ranch usually where animals are
raised
vaquero
A hired cowboy
Roman Catholic
A branch of
Christianity
who follow the
Pope
friar
A person who works for the Roman
Catholic Church
viceroy
Leader/governor of a colony
(works for the king)
You work
for me!
alcalde
Mayor or judge in Spanish
towns
assimilate
After
Before
Spanish
Spanish
Native
Spanish
Spanish
Native
To participate in or adjust to the
culture of the new place or group
frontier
Area where people have not settled
frontier
Spanish Texas
During exploration and colonization,
New Spain became a colony of Spain. It
became part of the Spanish Empire. Texas
was a part of this colony. They made
missions for the Roman Catholic friars,
presidios for protection in the frontier, civil
settlements for citizens, and ranchos
where vaqueros tended cattle.
The Spanish throne ruled New Spain
with the help of the viceroy and alcalde.
Spanish culture spread. Natives were
expected to assimilate into their new
culture. This included becoming a Roman
Catholic.
Conflicts of Empire
revolution
To replace the government
with a new one
Louisiana Purchase
Land purchased from France in 1803
Land
purchased
Napoleon
French leader who sold French claims
in North America
I will
sell it!
Thomas Jefferson
US President who made the Louisiana
Purchase from France
I will buy it!
neutral ground
GROUP
1
GROUP
2
Land that does not belong to
either side
filibuster
An adventurer who engages
in rebellious activity in a
foreign country.
Yeehaw!
Hey! Let’s steal all
the government’s
horses tomorrow!
That will
show ‘em!
Conflicts of Empire
England, France and Spain had
colonies in North America. Then, the
British colonies had a revolution and
became the country of the United
States of America. When Jefferson was
President of the U.S., he paid
Napoleon for the French lands of
North America. The Louisiana
Purchase doubled the size of the
United States. As the US grew, neutral
ground shrunk. Sometimes people
caused the borders to cause trouble.
They were called filibusters.