Eras of Texas History

The mission system was part of the _______________ era.

• Civil Rights and Conservatism

• Early Statehood

• Spanish Colonial

• Age of Contact

This era has two main focuses: 1) natural Texas- the geography, vegetation, climate, regions and 2) Native Texan cultures- especially studying how the Natives adapted to living in Texas.

• Early Statehood

• Civil Rights and Conservatism

• Civil War and Reconstruction

• Natural Texas and Its People

This era deals with the FIRST interactions between European explorers and American Indians.

• Revolution and Conservatism

• Mexican National

• Spanish Colonial

• Age of Contact

The Spanish adapted to their environment by building Missions next to rivers and using the river water for irrigation.

• Spanish Colonial

• Mexican National

• Age of Contact

1519: Pineda maps the Texas Coastline

• Spanish Colonial

• Age of Contact

• Revolution and Republic

Nomadic Indians like the Comanche and Apache moved around the Plains region and hunted Buffalo

• Natural Texas and its People

• Age of Contact

• Revolution and Republic

Which images matches the Spanish Colonial era?

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Era in which Mexico encouraged Americans to settle lands in Texas through the empresario system.

• Spanish Colonial

• Age of Contact

• Mexican National

a long and distinct period of history with a particular set of events.

• Era

• Chronology

• Historical Meaning

Pineda, Cabeza de Vaca, La Salle

• Mexican National

• Revolution and Republic

• Age of Contact