Texas History Era Multiple Choice Quiz

Match the era to its description: Time period when Native American tribes thrived, relying on the natural environment for food, shelter, and culture.

• Natural Texas and Its People

• Age of Contact

• Spanish Colonial

• Mexican National

• Texas Revolution

Match the era to its description: Era marked by the arrival of European explorers, including the meeting of Native Americans and Europeans for the first time.

• Natural Texas and Its People

• Age of Contact

• Spanish Colonial

• Mexican National

• Texas Revolution

Match the era to its description: Period when Spain established missions, presidios, and settlements to colonize Texas and spread Christianity.

• Natural Texas and Its People

• Age of Contact

• Spanish Colonial

• Mexican National

• Texas Revolution

Match the era to its description: Time when Mexico gained independence from Spain, encouraging settlement in Texas by offering land grants to empresarios.

• Natural Texas and Its People

• Age of Contact

• Spanish Colonial

• Mexican National

• Texas Revolution

Match the era to its description: Period of conflict between Texan settlers and the Mexican government, leading to Texas' independence in 1836.

• Natural Texas and Its People

• Age of Contact

• Spanish Colonial

• Mexican National

• Texas Revolution

Which era is associated with the establishment of missions and presidios in Texas?

• Natural Texas and Its People

• Age of Contact

• Spanish Colonial

• Mexican National

• Texas Revolution

During which era did Mexico gain independence from Spain?

• Natural Texas and Its People

• Age of Contact

• Spanish Colonial

• Mexican National

• Texas Revolution

In which era did the first meeting between Native Americans and Europeans occur?

• Natural Texas and Its People

• Age of Contact

• Spanish Colonial

• Mexican National

• Texas Revolution

Identify the era characterized by Native American tribes thriving in Texas.

• Natural Texas and Its People

• Age of Contact

• Spanish Colonial

• Mexican National

• Texas Revolution

Which era involved the offering of land grants to empresarios to encourage settlement in Texas?

• Natural Texas and Its People

• Age of Contact

• Spanish Colonial

• Mexican National

• Texas Revolution