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| By the era of the 1500s, over 500 years ago, over 600 different Native American Groups occupied the area now known as Texas. These peoples represented cultures and languages that had developed over thousands of years. The Gulf Coast area of Texas reached from Northern Mexico and the Rio Grande up to the Sabine and Red Rivers. The native peoples who lived in this large area had different ways of life. The Caddo of East Texas were settled farmers and hunters and stayed in one area. The Coahuiltecans of the Lower Rio Grande area and the Karankawa of the Gulf Coast area were nomadic peoples who moved around as the seasons changed to find food sources-they were hunters and gatherers. Although they were separate tribes, they traded with each other, made war with each other and became allies with each other in a complex and changing social system. There were other Native groups in Texas, and later groups that came from outside of Texas, but our focus is on the Caddo, Coahuiltecan and Karankawa. |
Map of Locations of Texas Native Americans
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The Aztecs
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The Karankawa
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When the Spanish first set eyes on it, the Aztec empire was one of the largest and most advanced states in the Americas. Its capital—the twin cities of Tenochtitlan-Tlateloco—had a population of 250,000 and compared with the finest cities of Europe. The emperor Moctezuma ruled millions of subjects and a network of conquered territories.
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The Karankawas were a nomadic people who lived along the Gulf Coast Region of Texas from Galveston Island to Baffin Bay below Corpus Christi Bay. They lived along the coastline during the winter months while during the summer months they lived inland. Karankawas lived in small bands.
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TEKS
SS 3A-B (Grade 3), 1A-B, 2A-B-C, 4D, 10A (grde 4), 10A, 11A (Grade 5), 2A-B, 21A (Grade 7), 1B, 30A (Grade 8) |
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