Texes 7-12 Social Studies Content Exam Practice Test 32) Exam With Complete Questions And 100% Verified Answers

TEXES 7-12 SOCIAL STUDIES
CONTENT EXAM PRACTICE TEST 32)
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
All of the following are effects of Spanish exploration EXCEPT:
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A) Gave Spain a strong claim to Texas
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B) Provided little valuable knowledge of the area
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C) Exposed Native Americans to various diseases
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D) Provided a lot of valuable knowledge of the area - ANSWERS-
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B) Provided little valuable knowledge of the area
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Which of the following explains the significance of the year 1518 to Texas?
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A) Mexico achieved its independence from Spain, therefore, paving the way for Texas i
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ndependence
B) Father Antonio de Olivares started the first mission and presidio in Texas
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C) Texas declared its independence from Mexico
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D) The coast of Texas was first mapped by Spanish explorers - ANSWERS-
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D) The coast of Texas was first mapped by Spanish explorers
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Which of the following is an example of a physical characteristic of Texas?
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A) The Guadalupe Mountains located in the Mountain & Basins region of Texas
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B) The Spanish language spoken in Texas
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C) The capitol building in Austin
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D) The Catholic religion in Texas - ANSWERS-
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A) The Guadalupe Mountains located in the Mountain & Basins region of Texas
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Which of the following Texas figures was NOT President of Texas when it was a republi
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c from 1936-1945?
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A) Anson Jones
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B) Mirabeau B. Lamar
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C) Davy Crockett
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D) Sam Houston - ANSWERS-C) Davy Crockett
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When Sam Houston was President of Texas, how were his Native American policies rel
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ated to his opinions on the Government's spending?
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A) Peace with Native Americans would be less costly for the government than fighting w
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ars with them
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B) Peace with Native Americans would be more costly for the government than fighting
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C) They were not related in any way
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D) Sam Houston didn't want to achieve peace with the Native Americans and he didn't c
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are how much the government spent while he was President - ANSWERS-
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, A) Peace with Native Americans would be less costly for the government than fighting w
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Explain the difference in Texas in 1845 and Texas after the Compromise of 1850.
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A) There was no difference in Texas
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B) Texas was now considered its own country
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C) Texas received the shape that we are familiar with today
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D) Texas rejoined Mexico - ANSWERS-
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C) Texas received the shape that we are familiar with today
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Which statement below best communicates Sam Houston's views regarding successio
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n?
A) Texas should secede from the United States and join the Confederacy
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B) Texas should secede from the United States and remain independent from the Conf
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ederacy
C) Texas should not secede from the United States but should hold negotiations with th
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e Confederacy
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D) Texas should not secede from the United States and should continue to try and solve
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the issues facing the country - ANSWERS-
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D) Texas should not secede from the United States and should continue to try and solve
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the issues facing the country
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Which political party dominated Texas politics for one hundred years -
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beginning after Reconstruction and lasting through the 1990s?
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A) Democratic Party
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B) Whig Party
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C) Republican Party
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D) Know-Nothing Party - ANSWERS-A) Democratic Party
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Gordon Granger, a Union General, landed in Galveston in 1865 and proclaimed that all
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slaves in Texas had been freed, thus prompting Texas African-Americans to...
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A) Pass the 13th Amendment
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B) Celebrate their emancipation
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C) Support Democratic candidates
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D) Fight at the Battle of Palmito Ranch, thus ending the Civil War - ANSWERS-
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B) Celebrate their emancipation
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At the end of the Civil War, Texas was...
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A) In a state of political and economic collapse
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B) Eager to forgive and forget old arguments with the North
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C) In need of only a few agricultural workers to replace the lost slaves after the 13th Am
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D) Ready to resume large shipments of cotton to England - ANSWERS-
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A) In a state of political and economic collapse
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The Buffalo Soldiers helped shape the history of Texas because they were...
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A) African Americans who guarded the Texas frontier after the Civil War
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B) Anglo Americans who sided with Mexico before the Texas Revolution
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C) American Indians who fought with Texas during the Civil War
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