Social Studies 4-8 (118) Texas Teachers Exam
Questions and Answers
Which Texas city served as the first capital of the Republic of Texas, hosted the first state Presidential
Convention and built the first Texas highway?
Houston
William Barret Travis achieved lasting fame in 1836 as the commander during the final assault on
The Alamo
Private John J. Williams of the 34th Indiana Volunteer Infantry was the last person killed during the
Battle at Palmito Ranch, and probably the last combat casualty of the
American Civil War
A biographical sketch of Oveta Culp Hobby would mention that she was the first Secretary of the
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, chairman of the Houston Post, and
The first commander of the Women's Army Corps
When demand for oil grows faster than supply, oil prices begin to rise, leading to all EXCEPT
Oil companies reducing investment in production.
The Articles of Confederation, under which the country would be governed until 1789, were ratified
by the
The Second Continental Congress
Texas is a wet state with 15 natural rivers, thousands of streams and
2 natural lakes
The organization begun by Dr. Hector P. Garcia', which first fought for the rights of Mexican American
veterans is called
American GI Forum
The Spanish conquistador who landed on the Texas coast in 1528, nearly died of illness, lived among
the Karankawa tribe, traded beads and shells and became a skilled medicine man was
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Lyndon Baines Johnson put into place anti-poverty programs, supported rapid expansion of the space
program, and advocated for civil rights, yet he was reviled for his policies on
The Vietnam War
Besides being fierce fighters and extraordinary artisans, the Caddo Indians were expert traders who
were
Devastated by illnesses caught from their trading partners
The Apache people were nomadic buffalo hunters, who learned their horse riding skills from the
Pueblo people
, Factors that resulted in the European exploration of the Americas included all EXCEPT
Flight from famine and war in Spain
The Texas towns of Nacogdoches, Refugio, and Goliad were originally established as
Spanish missions
The area stretching from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains westward to the Sierra Nevada of
California, to the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest and into Alaska, is characterized by
Low population density
The market clearing price at which the quantity demanded by buyers is the same as the quantity
offered by sellers is called
Equilibrium price
Goods and services that are provided by the government such as education or national defense are
called
Public goods
People respond to positive and negative economic incentives
Predictably
The Chair of the Federal Reserve System has the most direct impact on which economic indicator?
Interest rates
A free enterprise economic structure is defined as a
Market economy
Which formula could be used to determine the opportunity cost of a decision?
Opportunity Cost = Most Lucrative Choice minus Chosen Option
Barbara Jordan was the first African American woman from the south to serve
In the US House of Representatives
In 1836, the newly elected president of the Lone Star Republic was war hero
Sam Houston
The Founding Father who wrote the first drafts of the Constitution and Bill of Rights was
James Madison
John C. Calhoun served as Vice President under which two presidents?
John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson
Questions and Answers
Which Texas city served as the first capital of the Republic of Texas, hosted the first state Presidential
Convention and built the first Texas highway?
Houston
William Barret Travis achieved lasting fame in 1836 as the commander during the final assault on
The Alamo
Private John J. Williams of the 34th Indiana Volunteer Infantry was the last person killed during the
Battle at Palmito Ranch, and probably the last combat casualty of the
American Civil War
A biographical sketch of Oveta Culp Hobby would mention that she was the first Secretary of the
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, chairman of the Houston Post, and
The first commander of the Women's Army Corps
When demand for oil grows faster than supply, oil prices begin to rise, leading to all EXCEPT
Oil companies reducing investment in production.
The Articles of Confederation, under which the country would be governed until 1789, were ratified
by the
The Second Continental Congress
Texas is a wet state with 15 natural rivers, thousands of streams and
2 natural lakes
The organization begun by Dr. Hector P. Garcia', which first fought for the rights of Mexican American
veterans is called
American GI Forum
The Spanish conquistador who landed on the Texas coast in 1528, nearly died of illness, lived among
the Karankawa tribe, traded beads and shells and became a skilled medicine man was
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Lyndon Baines Johnson put into place anti-poverty programs, supported rapid expansion of the space
program, and advocated for civil rights, yet he was reviled for his policies on
The Vietnam War
Besides being fierce fighters and extraordinary artisans, the Caddo Indians were expert traders who
were
Devastated by illnesses caught from their trading partners
The Apache people were nomadic buffalo hunters, who learned their horse riding skills from the
Pueblo people
, Factors that resulted in the European exploration of the Americas included all EXCEPT
Flight from famine and war in Spain
The Texas towns of Nacogdoches, Refugio, and Goliad were originally established as
Spanish missions
The area stretching from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains westward to the Sierra Nevada of
California, to the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest and into Alaska, is characterized by
Low population density
The market clearing price at which the quantity demanded by buyers is the same as the quantity
offered by sellers is called
Equilibrium price
Goods and services that are provided by the government such as education or national defense are
called
Public goods
People respond to positive and negative economic incentives
Predictably
The Chair of the Federal Reserve System has the most direct impact on which economic indicator?
Interest rates
A free enterprise economic structure is defined as a
Market economy
Which formula could be used to determine the opportunity cost of a decision?
Opportunity Cost = Most Lucrative Choice minus Chosen Option
Barbara Jordan was the first African American woman from the south to serve
In the US House of Representatives
In 1836, the newly elected president of the Lone Star Republic was war hero
Sam Houston
The Founding Father who wrote the first drafts of the Constitution and Bill of Rights was
James Madison
John C. Calhoun served as Vice President under which two presidents?
John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson
