1. Decline of Native Texans

2. European Arrival Many Native Texans welcomed the European strangers. Without Native help, many Europeans would have died.

3. European Resistance Europeans didn’t see Natives as human beings. They tried hard to convert the Natives to the Catholic religion. Many converted for survival.

4. Intermarriage For survival, Native Texan women married Europeans. Mestizos: Children that were a mixture of European & Native American blood.

5. European Disease Europeans brought smallpox & measles to Texas. Millions of Native Americans died. This made it easier for Europeans to defeat them & take over their lands.

6. Westward Expansion In the early 1800s, U.S. settlers moved to Texas & claimed the land as their own. Native Texans fought these settlers to defend their lands.

7. Treaties Treaty: A contract or agreement between nations or peoples. U.S. settlers made treaties with Native Texans, but often broke them.

8. Settlers Begin Killing Buffalo To force Native Texans to move away or starve, U.S. settlers began killing buffalo. Most Native Texans were then killed or forced to leave Texas.

9. What Happened To The Tribes? Coahuiltecans, Karankawas, Atakapans & Jumanos: Disappeared Caddoes, Tonkawas, Lipan Apaches: Sent to Reservations in Oklahoma Alabama-Coushattas, Tiguas & Kickapoos: Sent to Reservations in Texas.

10. Reservation An area of land set aside for occupation by Native Americans.

11. People descended from specific ancestors Descendants

12. Texas Reservations 1.Woodville (Near Houston): Alabama- Coushattas 2.El Indio (Near Eagle Pass): Kickapoos 3.El Paso (Ysleta): Tiguas

13. Flint Prehistoric Mesoamerica Culture Artifact Talk A Mile A Minute

14. Extinction Social Structure Nomad Civilization Paleo-Indian Era Mestizos Talk A Mile A Minute

15. Late Prehistoric Era Treaty Reservation Archaic Era Descendant Adobe Talk A Mile A Minute