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TExES 7-12 Social Studies Content
Exam Practice Test Questions and
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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 Ans:
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 Ans: 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?
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 Ans: 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 Ans: 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
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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 Ans: 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 Ans: 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
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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 Ans: 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 Ans: 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 Ans: B) Celebrate their emancipation
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TExES 7-12 Social Studies Content
Exam Practice Test Questions and
Answers latest
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 Ans:
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 Ans: 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?
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 Ans: 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 Ans: 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
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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 Ans: 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 Ans: 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
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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 Ans: 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 Ans: 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 Ans: B) Celebrate their emancipation
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