TEXES Social Studies 7-12 Exam Questions And Answers New Update
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TEXES Social Studies 7-12 Exam Questions And Answers New Update
Comanche - Answers -Native American tribe that lived in Central Texas, mastered the use of horses during battle, and were a nomadic people that lived in tepees.
Caddo - Answers -Native American tribe that live in Eastern Texas. H...
TEXES Social Studies 7-12 Exam
Questions And Answers New
Update
Comanche - Answers -Native American tribe that lived in Central Texas, mastered the
use of horses during battle, and were a nomadic people that lived in tepees.
Caddo - Answers -Native American tribe that live in Eastern Texas. Hunted buffalo and
had permanent homes that were made of wood frames with mud packed walls & built
ceremonial mounds
Coahuiltecan - Answers -An accumulation of Native American tribes that lived in South
Texas. They shared a common language and cultural characteristics. They were
nomadic hunters and gathers
Alonso Alvares de Pineda - Answers -(1519) was the first to explore Texas. He mapped
the coast of TX & surrounding coastlines.
Cabeza de Vaca - Answers -First European explore in Texas
Coronado - Answers -Was in search of the :Seven Cities of Gold" in Cibola. Returned to
Mexico in 1542 unsuccessful, BUT he paved the way for further European influence on
Texas lands.
Fort St. Louis (1685) - Answers -First permanent colony in Texas; discovered by
Sieurde LaSalle (French). It was abandoned in 1688; spurred Spanish exploration and
colonization of TX to solidify their land claims against the french.
When Mexico gained independence from Spain - Answers -The constitution of Mexico
was ratified in 1842 to have a libral policy of immigration & allowed any head of
household (no matter immigrant status or race) to claim Mexican land. This also
encouraged the settlers to fight the Comanche for control of northern lands
Stephen F. Austin - Answers -Took his fathers place and led 300 settlers , "The Old
Three Hundred",to settle in Texas
What led up to the Texas Revolutionary War? - Answers -The Ratio of Anglos to native
Mexicans was 4 to 1.
Difference in Culture and trade with America
1830- Mexican Congress passed legislation that forbid America immigration into Texas
,Significance of March 2, 1836 ? - Answers -Texas Declaration of Independence;
Republic of Texas was formed
"Remember the Alamo" - Answers -180-250 defenders died, including colonel William
Travis, Davy Crockett, and Jim Bowie
Battle of San Jacinto - Answers -Turing point of the Texas Revolution (led by Sam
Houston). Santa Anna was captured and help captive for 6 months; the Mexican
government disowned and replaced him.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) - Answers -Feb. 2, 1848 it was signed and ended
Mexican American Was; exchanged northern lands (CA, NV, UT, AR) & TX
independence for $18 Million. The Rio Grande = Southern boarder
December 29, 1845 - Answers -U.S. annexed Texas as the 28th state
Compromise of 1850 (TX) - Answers -Texas sold large portion of land to federal
government for $10 million to cover Texas Revolutionary debt
Thorton Affair - Answers -April 25, 1846 Mexican military forces engaged U.S. patrol
killing 16 U.S. soldiers; START OF THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
Texas in the Civil War - Answers -Feb. 1, 1861 TX succeeded from the Union & joined
the Confederate States of America
Main Goal: supply confederate states with supplies = "storehouse of the confederacy"
Railroads in Texas - Answers -made it easier for cattle and forestry to be shipped.
Dallas and Ft. Worth became large trading centers for goods
Spindletop - Answers -Jan. 10, 1901 oil derrick in East Texas struck oil and produced
over 100,000 barrels of oil a day that brought investors and speculators to Texas with
money and jobs.
Lyndon B. Johnson - Answers -succeeded to establish a major section of the new
NASA program in TX.
Opportunity Cost - Answers -What the individual DIDN'T do in order to complete the
activity they are currently doing. *next best opportunity*
Mercantilism - Answers -- The more gold a nation has, the better and stronger its
economy and global power.
- a nations wealth is determined by the amount of its exports compare to the amount of
its imports
- European nations would seek out colonies that could provide more raw materials to
produce goods and reduce their imports from other countries
, -THE FOCUS WAS ON ENRICHING THE PARENT COUNTRY
Capitalism - Answers -the resources used to produce goods are privately owned and
operated to make a profit; free individuals used their resources to dictate price, demand,
quality, and quantity through purchasing of products
Allows more social mobility.
* consumers will seek out the goods that best serve their well being, forcing producers
to produce high quality goods at low prices. *
Adam Smith - Answers -Father of Capitalism; Wrote "An Inquiry into the Nature &
causes of the Wealth of Nations" that states mercantilism did not maximize the best
interests of the individual or the country.
When individuals seeks their own interests, an invisible hand guides the economy to its
greatest productivity
Invisible Hand Theory - Answers -the economy is not led by an entity, but rather it is he
result of the collusion of individuals acting in their own interests.
Communism - Answers -An economic system where the state owns all of the means of
production and manages it to where everyone gets an equal amount of benefit
Karl Marx - Answers -"Communist Manifesto"
says that communism seeks eliminate classes by establishing popular ownership of the
means of production & because they are commonly owned there is no need for wages
and private property
Socialism - Answers -An economic system in which the people, represented by the
government, control the means of production.
Characterized by high taxes to redistribute wealth from the rich to the poor
The government provides many basic necessities of life and heavy regulation of placed
on the economy
Structures of Capitalism - Answers -1. All means of production are privately owned;
private property encourages individuals to use their own resources for the owner's
greatest benefit
2. Goods are produced and consumed voluntarily; the government plays no role in
wither encouraging or discouraging or discouraging the exchange of goods in the
"invisible hand" of individual need and desire to guide the economy
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