1. Historical Skills,Prehistory, & Geography of Texas
Native Texans, Geography & Primary v. Secondary Sources

2. Primary v. Secondary Sources
Primary Sources- An individuals account of a situation or an event when it happened.
For example- In a fight, the combatants and witnesses would create primary sources.
Secondary Sources- An individuals account of a situation or an event after it happened.
For example- In a fight, A principle or a police officer would create secondary sources.

3. Four Regions of Texas- Mountain and Basins
Features: Towering Peaks, Rocky Canyons, Dry Soil
Natural Resources: Oil
Crops: This region is driest in Texas. Little vegetation grows here except for various types of cacti, mesquite and desert
National Park: Big Bend National Park
Cities: El Paso (The only Major City in Texas in a different Time Zone)
Credit: Duncanville ISD

4. Four Regions of Texas- Great Plains
Features: The Great Plains to the north are known as the Texas Panhandle. This is where the The Palo Duro Canyon is located. The Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the US. It is 100 miles long and 6 miles wide.
Industry: Oil and Gas production & Cattle Ranching
Crops: wine grapes are grown here. Animals: Cattle, sheep, goats, hogs, turkeys, dairy cows
Cities: Midland & Odessa
Credit: Duncanville ISD

5. Four Regions of Texas- North Central Plains
Features: The Grand Plains, The Cross Timbers, and The Rolling Plains.
Natural Resources: Oil, Limestone, Sand, Gravel, Grass, and Clay.
Crops: Cotton, Corn, and other Grains.
Animals: Cattle, sheep, goats, hogs, turkeys, dairy cows
Cities: Dallas & Fort Worth
Credit: Duncanville ISD

6. Four Regions of Texas- Coastal Plains
Natural Resources: Petroleum, natural gas, rich soils, wetlands and seafood.
Crops: Wheat, Cotton, Sorghum, Pine Trees
Cities: Houston, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Galveston, Brownsville, & Austin
This region of Texas is so large and diverse that it’s made up of 5 smaller Regions:
1. Piney Woods
2. Gulf Coastal Plains
3. South Texas Plains
4. Post Oak Belt
5. Blackland Prairie
Credit: Duncanville ISD

7. Major Cities and Landforms in Texas
Many features are not only in Texas but some also span across borders. The Piney Woods region (in the northern coastal plains) can also be found in Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma
Caddo Lake-Only natural lake in Texas
Rivers form a majority of Texas’ borders
North-Red River
Oklahoma and Texas
South-Rio Grande
Texas & Mexico
East-Sabine River
Louisiana/Arkansas & Texas
Caddo Lake
Major Cities
Mountains and Basins
El Paso
Great Plains
Midland /Odessa
Lubbock
North-Central Plains
Dallas
Fort Worth
Waco
Coastal Plains
Houston
Galveston
Austin
San Antonio
Brownsville

8. Comanche Native Texans Lipan Apache
Were warriors and hunters until the Comanche pushed them from their hunting lands.
Shelters were semi-temporary and made from animal skins/brush.
Farmers and raiders
Great Plans/Mountains and Basins
Comanche
Were fierce warriors that pushed other tribes out of their hunting land.
Shelters were temporary and made from animal skins.
Hunters and warriors
Great Plans

9. Coahuiltecans Karankawas
Native Texans
Coahuiltecans
Were nomads who eventually settled in Spanish Missions (San Antonio)
Shelters were made from mud, animal skins and brush.
Hunters and gathers
Coastal Plains
Karankawas
Were fishermen who used dugout canoes and nets/cane traps
Shelters were semi- permanent
Fishers and hunters
Coastal Plains

10. Native Texans
Wichitas
Were hunters, farmers and traders that settled in semi- permanent villages.
Shelters were made from brush and straw.
Farmers, traiders and Hunters
Coastal Plains
Caddoes
Were farmers and traders that settled in permanent villages.
Shelters were made from wood. They built huge temples and earth mounds.
Farmers and Traders
Coastal Plains

11. Native Texans
Jumanos
Were farmers that settled in villages along rivers.
Shelters were made from dried mud (bricks) or carved out of cliffs.
Farmers in permanent settlements
Mountains and Basins

12. What do all Native Texans have in common?
All Nave Texans adapted to
their environment!