TExES 7-12 Social Studies Content Exam Practice Test
Questions And Answers 2025/2026
All of the following are effects of Spanish exploration EXCEPT:
A) Gave Spain a strong claim to Texas
B) Provided little valuable knowledge of the area
C) Exposed Native Americans to various diseases
D) Provided a lot of valuable knowledge of the area - CORRECT ANSWER-B)
Provided little valuable knowledge of the area
Which of the following explains the significance of the year 1518 to Texas?
A) Mexico achieved its independence from Spain, therefore, paving the way for
Texas independence
B) Father Antonio de Olivares started the first mission and presidio in Texas
C) Texas declared its independence from Mexico
D) The coast of Texas was first mapped by Spanish explorers - CORRECT ANSWER-
D) The coast of Texas was first mapped by Spanish explorers
Which of the following is an example of a physical characteristic of Texas?
A) The Guadalupe Mountains located in the Mountain & Basins region of Texas
B) The Spanish language spoken in Texas
,C) The capitol building in Austin
D) The Catholic religion in Texas - CORRECT ANSWER-A) The Guadalupe
Mountains located in the Mountain & Basins region of Texas
Which of the following Texas figures was NOT President of Texas when it was a
republic from 1936-1945?
A) Anson Jones
B) Mirabeau B. Lamar
C) Davy Crockett
D) Sam Houston - CORRECT ANSWER-C) Davy Crockett
When Sam Houston was President of Texas, how were his Native American
policies related to his opinions on the Government's spending?
A) Peace with Native Americans would be less costly for the government than
fighting wars with them
B) Peace with Native Americans would be more costly for the government than
fighting wars with them
C) They were not related in any way
D) Sam Houston didn't want to achieve peace with the Native Americans and he
didn't care how much the government spent while he was President - CORRECT
ANSWER-A) Peace with Native Americans would be less costly for the government
than fighting wars with them
Explain the difference in Texas in 1845 and Texas after the Compromise of 1850.
,A) There was no difference in Texas
B) Texas was now considered its own country
C) Texas received the shape that we are familiar with today
D) Texas rejoined Mexico - CORRECT ANSWER-C) Texas received the shape that
we are familiar with today
Which statement below best communicates Sam Houston's views regarding
succession?
A) Texas should secede from the United States and join the Confederacy
B) Texas should secede from the United States and remain independent from the
Confederacy
C) Texas should not secede from the United States but should hold negotiations
with the Confederacy
D) Texas should not secede from the United States and should continue to try and
solve the issues facing the country - CORRECT ANSWER-D) Texas should not
secede from the United States and should continue to try and solve the issues
facing the country
Which political party dominated Texas politics for one hundred years - beginning
after Reconstruction and lasting through the 1990s?
A) Democratic Party
B) Whig Party
C) Republican Party
D) Know-Nothing Party - CORRECT ANSWER-A) Democratic Party
, Gordon Granger, a Union General, landed in Galveston in 1865 and proclaimed
that all slaves in Texas had been freed, thus prompting Texas African-Americans
to...
A) Pass the 13th Amendment
B) Celebrate their emancipation
C) Support Democratic candidates
D) Fight at the Battle of Palmito Ranch, thus ending the Civil War - CORRECT
ANSWER-B) Celebrate their emancipation
At the end of the Civil War, Texas was...
A) In a state of political and economic collapse
B) Eager to forgive and forget old arguments with the North
C) In need of only a few agricultural workers to replace the lost slaves after the
13th Amendment was created
D) Ready to resume large shipments of cotton to England - CORRECT ANSWER-A)
In a state of political and economic collapse
The Buffalo Soldiers helped shape the history of Texas because they were...
A) African Americans who guarded the Texas frontier after the Civil War
B) Anglo Americans who sided with Mexico before the Texas Revolution
C) American Indians who fought with Texas during the Civil War
Questions And Answers 2025/2026
All of the following are effects of Spanish exploration EXCEPT:
A) Gave Spain a strong claim to Texas
B) Provided little valuable knowledge of the area
C) Exposed Native Americans to various diseases
D) Provided a lot of valuable knowledge of the area - CORRECT ANSWER-B)
Provided little valuable knowledge of the area
Which of the following explains the significance of the year 1518 to Texas?
A) Mexico achieved its independence from Spain, therefore, paving the way for
Texas independence
B) Father Antonio de Olivares started the first mission and presidio in Texas
C) Texas declared its independence from Mexico
D) The coast of Texas was first mapped by Spanish explorers - CORRECT ANSWER-
D) The coast of Texas was first mapped by Spanish explorers
Which of the following is an example of a physical characteristic of Texas?
A) The Guadalupe Mountains located in the Mountain & Basins region of Texas
B) The Spanish language spoken in Texas
,C) The capitol building in Austin
D) The Catholic religion in Texas - CORRECT ANSWER-A) The Guadalupe
Mountains located in the Mountain & Basins region of Texas
Which of the following Texas figures was NOT President of Texas when it was a
republic from 1936-1945?
A) Anson Jones
B) Mirabeau B. Lamar
C) Davy Crockett
D) Sam Houston - CORRECT ANSWER-C) Davy Crockett
When Sam Houston was President of Texas, how were his Native American
policies related to his opinions on the Government's spending?
A) Peace with Native Americans would be less costly for the government than
fighting wars with them
B) Peace with Native Americans would be more costly for the government than
fighting wars with them
C) They were not related in any way
D) Sam Houston didn't want to achieve peace with the Native Americans and he
didn't care how much the government spent while he was President - CORRECT
ANSWER-A) Peace with Native Americans would be less costly for the government
than fighting wars with them
Explain the difference in Texas in 1845 and Texas after the Compromise of 1850.
,A) There was no difference in Texas
B) Texas was now considered its own country
C) Texas received the shape that we are familiar with today
D) Texas rejoined Mexico - CORRECT ANSWER-C) Texas received the shape that
we are familiar with today
Which statement below best communicates Sam Houston's views regarding
succession?
A) Texas should secede from the United States and join the Confederacy
B) Texas should secede from the United States and remain independent from the
Confederacy
C) Texas should not secede from the United States but should hold negotiations
with the Confederacy
D) Texas should not secede from the United States and should continue to try and
solve the issues facing the country - CORRECT ANSWER-D) Texas should not
secede from the United States and should continue to try and solve the issues
facing the country
Which political party dominated Texas politics for one hundred years - beginning
after Reconstruction and lasting through the 1990s?
A) Democratic Party
B) Whig Party
C) Republican Party
D) Know-Nothing Party - CORRECT ANSWER-A) Democratic Party
, Gordon Granger, a Union General, landed in Galveston in 1865 and proclaimed
that all slaves in Texas had been freed, thus prompting Texas African-Americans
to...
A) Pass the 13th Amendment
B) Celebrate their emancipation
C) Support Democratic candidates
D) Fight at the Battle of Palmito Ranch, thus ending the Civil War - CORRECT
ANSWER-B) Celebrate their emancipation
At the end of the Civil War, Texas was...
A) In a state of political and economic collapse
B) Eager to forgive and forget old arguments with the North
C) In need of only a few agricultural workers to replace the lost slaves after the
13th Amendment was created
D) Ready to resume large shipments of cotton to England - CORRECT ANSWER-A)
In a state of political and economic collapse
The Buffalo Soldiers helped shape the history of Texas because they were...
A) African Americans who guarded the Texas frontier after the Civil War
B) Anglo Americans who sided with Mexico before the Texas Revolution
C) American Indians who fought with Texas during the Civil War
