TEXES 232 SOCIAL STUDIES 7-12 LATEST EXAMS
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Battle of San Jacinto - ✔✔Surprise attack on the Mexican Army by Sam Houston's
Texas militia. The Texans had more artillery during this battle which ended the Texas
Revolution. Texas captured or killed the entire Mexican army and Santa Anna in 18
minutes.
✔✔Four pillars of Reaganomics - ✔✔reduce the growth of government spending,
reduce federal income tax and capital gains, reduce government regulation and tighten
the money supply to reduce inflation.
✔✔**The Feminine Mystique** - ✔✔a book by Betty Friedman which discussed the lives
of unhappy housewives in America.
✔✔**Progressive Era amendments** - ✔✔16th (federal government can collect income
tax) 17th (direct election of Senators) 18th (prohibition began) 19th (women's right to
vote)
✔✔**North's strengths** - ✔✔larger population, industrial advantage, imported gun
powder, and controlled the navy & seas
, ✔✔**South's strengths** - ✔✔could produce food, trained officers, fought in it's territory
*most wars were fought in the Gulf Coast Region, had better skilled military leaders,
were defending their homes
✔✔**Comanche** - ✔✔The most skilled tribe in horse breeding and training
✔✔Comanche, Apache and Kiowa - ✔✔all 3 of these native American tribes lived on
the plains
✔✔Karankawas - ✔✔lived between Galveston and Corpus Christi. These native
Americans practiced ceremonial cannibalism where they would consume parts of the
conquered enemies.
✔✔What did the ancient Mayans worship? - ✔✔Nature. Sun God, Maize God and Rain
God
✔✔The constitution of 1824 - ✔✔established a republican government in Mexico but
failed to mention states rights
✔✔Treaty of Velasco - ✔✔This treaty ended the war between Texas and Mexico on
May 14, 1836 and set the boundary at Rio Grande. Santa Ana agreed to withdraw his
troops from Texas but the Mexican government refused to recognize Texas as
independent.
✔✔Sweatt vs. Painter - ✔✔ended segregation at UT and was a precedent to Brown vs.
Board
✔✔Cabeza de la Vava - ✔✔Spanish explorer who shipwrecked and explored most of
the region that would eventually be Texas.
✔✔expansionary policy - ✔✔to increase government spending and lower taxes in order
to reduce unemployment
✔✔contractionary policy - ✔✔to help counteract inflation, increase taxes and decrease
government spending.
✔✔**If the British pounds falls in value, should the US import more or export more to
Britain?** - ✔✔Import more. Export less. They could spend less US dollars to get the
same amount of British goods.
✔✔William Travis - ✔✔Commander of the Alamo, was determined to hold his position,
managed to send message through Mexican lines asking for help. He was killed in the
battle of the Alamo.
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Battle of San Jacinto - ✔✔Surprise attack on the Mexican Army by Sam Houston's
Texas militia. The Texans had more artillery during this battle which ended the Texas
Revolution. Texas captured or killed the entire Mexican army and Santa Anna in 18
minutes.
✔✔Four pillars of Reaganomics - ✔✔reduce the growth of government spending,
reduce federal income tax and capital gains, reduce government regulation and tighten
the money supply to reduce inflation.
✔✔**The Feminine Mystique** - ✔✔a book by Betty Friedman which discussed the lives
of unhappy housewives in America.
✔✔**Progressive Era amendments** - ✔✔16th (federal government can collect income
tax) 17th (direct election of Senators) 18th (prohibition began) 19th (women's right to
vote)
✔✔**North's strengths** - ✔✔larger population, industrial advantage, imported gun
powder, and controlled the navy & seas
, ✔✔**South's strengths** - ✔✔could produce food, trained officers, fought in it's territory
*most wars were fought in the Gulf Coast Region, had better skilled military leaders,
were defending their homes
✔✔**Comanche** - ✔✔The most skilled tribe in horse breeding and training
✔✔Comanche, Apache and Kiowa - ✔✔all 3 of these native American tribes lived on
the plains
✔✔Karankawas - ✔✔lived between Galveston and Corpus Christi. These native
Americans practiced ceremonial cannibalism where they would consume parts of the
conquered enemies.
✔✔What did the ancient Mayans worship? - ✔✔Nature. Sun God, Maize God and Rain
God
✔✔The constitution of 1824 - ✔✔established a republican government in Mexico but
failed to mention states rights
✔✔Treaty of Velasco - ✔✔This treaty ended the war between Texas and Mexico on
May 14, 1836 and set the boundary at Rio Grande. Santa Ana agreed to withdraw his
troops from Texas but the Mexican government refused to recognize Texas as
independent.
✔✔Sweatt vs. Painter - ✔✔ended segregation at UT and was a precedent to Brown vs.
Board
✔✔Cabeza de la Vava - ✔✔Spanish explorer who shipwrecked and explored most of
the region that would eventually be Texas.
✔✔expansionary policy - ✔✔to increase government spending and lower taxes in order
to reduce unemployment
✔✔contractionary policy - ✔✔to help counteract inflation, increase taxes and decrease
government spending.
✔✔**If the British pounds falls in value, should the US import more or export more to
Britain?** - ✔✔Import more. Export less. They could spend less US dollars to get the
same amount of British goods.
✔✔William Travis - ✔✔Commander of the Alamo, was determined to hold his position,
managed to send message through Mexican lines asking for help. He was killed in the
battle of the Alamo.
