TExES 7-12 Social Studies Content Exam Practice Test Questions
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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 -
✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 -
✔✔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 - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-A) In a state of political and economic collapse
with Correct Answers & Detailed Answers | Full Coverage of All
Competencies | 2026 Latest Version Graded A+
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 -
✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 -
✔✔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 - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-A) In a state of political and economic collapse
