Question

gathering historical facts

1. turn to pages 34 - 35 of the atlas. read the summary. write t if the statement is true and f if the statement is false

a. european exploration was catastrophic for the american indians
b. european explorers respected the american indians living on the land we now call texas
c. most relationships between europeans and american indians were violent
d. diseases were a main reason the american indian population dropped

1. look at graph b, american indian population estimates, and photo c. use the information to complete the following paragraph

lived in what is now texas before european explorers arrived there. even though this land was not empty, the
slowly but surely
it for themselves. after europeans arrived in north america, it is estimated that the american indian population
about half. it is believed that these deaths were due mainly to the spread of

history through maps

1. look at map a, american indians and europeans. put the following events in order with 1 being the earliest and 6 being the latest

a. kiowa and comanche agree to a truce, ending their conflict
b. the karankawa suffer a measles epidemic
c. juan de oñate and his troops massacre about 800 acoma pueblo indians
d. an unknown disease kills 3000 caddo
e. horses, the most important trade for most american indians, become scarce
f. spanish forces attack lipan - apaches in a war

Explanation:

a. European exploration led to the displacement, violence, and disease - spread among American Indians, so it was catastrophic for them. This is true.
b. European explorers often did not respect American - Indian rights and cultures, so this is false.
c. Many interactions between Europeans and American Indians were violent due to land - grabbing, resource - competition, etc., so this is true.
d. Diseases brought by Europeans such as smallpox decimated the American Indian population, so this is true.

For the ordering of events in part 3, without more context about the specific events and their time - frames, it's difficult to provide a definitive order. But generally, the arrival of European explorers like Juan de Oñate and the subsequent spread of diseases and conflicts would occur in a chronological order related to European encroachment on American Indian lands.

Answer:

1.
a. T
b. F
c. T
d. T

1. Without more information, cannot provide a definite order of events.