HIST 2310 EXAM 1 (TTU-
CUNNINGHAM) Questions and All
Correct Answers.
the "Texas Brand" - Answer -symbols of texas
-sterotypes
-"come and take it flag"
-"riding horses to school"
"cowboy boots"
"Llano Culture" - Answer -Llano culture refers to late Pleistocene North American people on
the Llano Estacado, or Southern High Plains, who used distinctive stone projectile points, known
as Clovis points, to hunt mammoths
Caddo - Answer -In East TX
-First to rely heavily on agriculture
-Developing culture and sense of community
-Monotheism
-Disease kills 90% of pop. post European contact
"Reconquista" - Answer 718-1492- war on Iberian Peninsula (Christians vs. Muslims) 700-800
year war in north africa
Pánfilo de Narváez - Answer -Spanish conquistador - 1528 - looked for fabled city of gold in
what is now northern Florida.
-encounter w/ Narváez- Cortés responds by stabbing him in the eye and he goes back to Spain
-first group led by Narváez- Narváez splits expedition, sails first group into Gulf, drowns
Cabeza de Vaca - Answer -Shipwrecked on what is believed today to be Galveston Island in
1528. After trading in the region for some six years, he later explored the Texas interior on his
way to Mexico.
-first spaniard to explore what is now TX
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle - Answer -a French explorer who was the first
Frenchman to enter present-day Texas; shipwrecked in the Matagorda Bay in 1685; made
contact with the Karankawa Indians; established Fort St. Louis
, -French explorer who discover Lousiana and organized the treay of utrecht- it put in place the
balance of power in the colonies by the mother countries
-1682: explores Mississippi River- claims "Lousiana"
-1683: returns to France, wins approval for return trip
-goal = establish permanent settlement on Mississippi River
-prevent Spanish consolidation of land between FL and MX
Mission San Francisco de los Tejas - Answer -very first settlement established in east TX
-mission was a failure due to poor relations with Indians and poor defense
Mission San Antonio de Valero - Answer -one of five Spanish missions established by
Franciscans in what is now San Antonio, is most commonly known as the site of the battle of the
Alamo
-This mission was also known as Bexar and has been the site of many battles
-mission chapel known today as the Alamo
Presidio San Antonio de Béxar - Answer Built by Martín de Alarcon on the San Antonio River
in present-day San Antonio; founded as a settlement between New Spain and East Texas
French & Indian War - Answer -(1754-1763) War fought in the colonies between the English
and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area.
-Britain won
-a war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by Indian tribes)
-"The Great War for Empire"
-Great Britain vs. France- fronts on North America, Europe, India
Louisiana Territory - Answer -Spain given territory by France
-Considered the territory expensive and useless
-Spain cedes territory back to France
-France sells it to US, despite promise to France
Seminole War - Answer -conflict that began in florida in 1817 between the seminole indians
and the us army when the seminoles resisted removal
-Seminole War: (Andrew Jackson)
-convinces Spain it cannot control FL
-War between US and Indian tribe in FL (Spanish territory)
CUNNINGHAM) Questions and All
Correct Answers.
the "Texas Brand" - Answer -symbols of texas
-sterotypes
-"come and take it flag"
-"riding horses to school"
"cowboy boots"
"Llano Culture" - Answer -Llano culture refers to late Pleistocene North American people on
the Llano Estacado, or Southern High Plains, who used distinctive stone projectile points, known
as Clovis points, to hunt mammoths
Caddo - Answer -In East TX
-First to rely heavily on agriculture
-Developing culture and sense of community
-Monotheism
-Disease kills 90% of pop. post European contact
"Reconquista" - Answer 718-1492- war on Iberian Peninsula (Christians vs. Muslims) 700-800
year war in north africa
Pánfilo de Narváez - Answer -Spanish conquistador - 1528 - looked for fabled city of gold in
what is now northern Florida.
-encounter w/ Narváez- Cortés responds by stabbing him in the eye and he goes back to Spain
-first group led by Narváez- Narváez splits expedition, sails first group into Gulf, drowns
Cabeza de Vaca - Answer -Shipwrecked on what is believed today to be Galveston Island in
1528. After trading in the region for some six years, he later explored the Texas interior on his
way to Mexico.
-first spaniard to explore what is now TX
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle - Answer -a French explorer who was the first
Frenchman to enter present-day Texas; shipwrecked in the Matagorda Bay in 1685; made
contact with the Karankawa Indians; established Fort St. Louis
, -French explorer who discover Lousiana and organized the treay of utrecht- it put in place the
balance of power in the colonies by the mother countries
-1682: explores Mississippi River- claims "Lousiana"
-1683: returns to France, wins approval for return trip
-goal = establish permanent settlement on Mississippi River
-prevent Spanish consolidation of land between FL and MX
Mission San Francisco de los Tejas - Answer -very first settlement established in east TX
-mission was a failure due to poor relations with Indians and poor defense
Mission San Antonio de Valero - Answer -one of five Spanish missions established by
Franciscans in what is now San Antonio, is most commonly known as the site of the battle of the
Alamo
-This mission was also known as Bexar and has been the site of many battles
-mission chapel known today as the Alamo
Presidio San Antonio de Béxar - Answer Built by Martín de Alarcon on the San Antonio River
in present-day San Antonio; founded as a settlement between New Spain and East Texas
French & Indian War - Answer -(1754-1763) War fought in the colonies between the English
and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area.
-Britain won
-a war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by Indian tribes)
-"The Great War for Empire"
-Great Britain vs. France- fronts on North America, Europe, India
Louisiana Territory - Answer -Spain given territory by France
-Considered the territory expensive and useless
-Spain cedes territory back to France
-France sells it to US, despite promise to France
Seminole War - Answer -conflict that began in florida in 1817 between the seminole indians
and the us army when the seminoles resisted removal
-Seminole War: (Andrew Jackson)
-convinces Spain it cannot control FL
-War between US and Indian tribe in FL (Spanish territory)
