Texas History Practice
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Which of the following Native American tribes only migrated into Texas in the late 17th and
early 18th centuries?
A. The Karankawa
B. The Caddo
C. The Jumanos
D. The Comanche - D
Which of the following was NOT a feature of Spanish settlement of Texas in the late 17th and
early 18th centuries?
A. The establishment of Catholic mission stations
B. The chartering of villas or settled towns
C. Building a fortress or presidio
D. The establishment of a Cortes generales or representative assembly - D
Which of the following was the immediate cause of increased Spanish settlement interest in
Texas in the 1690s?
A. The establishment of Sieur de la Salle's short-lived French colony on Matagorda Bay and
growing French presence along the Mississippi
B. Requests from the Caddo Indians for religious teaching from missionary priests
,C. The legend of El Dorado, which led to expeditions into Texas in search of a city of gold
D. The need to pacify the Comanche who had begun to raid across the Texas frontier - A
Which of the following was the first Anglo-American to be granted a contract to settle 300
families in the Mexican state of Texas, though he never lived to see his contract fulfilled?
A. Sam Houston
B. Moses Austin
C. Quanah Parker
D. William Barret Travis - B
Texas Constitution of 1836
SEC. 9. All persons of color who were slaves for life previous to their emigration to Texas, and
who are now held in bondage, shall remain in the like state of servitude, provide the said slave
shall be the bona fide property of the person so holding said slave as aforesaid. Congress shall
pass no laws to prohibit emigrants from the United States of America from bringing their slaves
into the Republic with them, and holding them by the same tenure by which such slaves were
held in the United States; nor shall Congress have power to emancipate slaves; nor shall any
slave-holder be allowed to emancipate his or her slave or slaves, without the consent of
Congress, unless he or she shall send his or her slave or slaves without the limits of the
Republic. No free person of African descent, either in whole or in part, shall be permitted to
reside permanently in the Republic, without the consent o - C
The Mexican-American War (1846-1848) was in part triggered by territorial disputes over which
of the following?
A. The Big Bend region and its mineral resources
B. The Llano Estecado region on the border with Nuevo México
C. The Nueces Strip between the Nueces and the Rio Grande rivers
D. The Red River and Sabine River watersheds - C
,African Americans in Texas celebrate "Juneteenth," commemorating which of the following
events?
A. The passage of the 13th Amendment formally putting an end to slavery in the United States
B. Abraham Lincoln's signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863
C. The birthday of Joshua Houston, Sam Houston's slave, who became a prominent African
American politician during Reconstruction
D. The day that enslaved persons in Texas were informed that they were no longer legally the
property of their owners - D
What Comanche warrior led the most significant post-Civil War resistance against white
encroachment on Comanche lands?
A. Sitting Bull
B. Geronimo
C. Quanah Parker
D. Blue Duck - C
The Texas economy before 1900 depended primarily on which of the following commodities?
A. Cattle and cotton
B. Sugar and rice
C. Wheat and oil
D. Hides and fisheries - A
In addition to cotton, the Texas Panhandle region depended upon which of the following cash
crops?
A. Corn
B. Wheat
C. Rice
, D. Alfalfa - B
Texas suffragettes, like Jane McCallum, believed that women voters would
A. fundamentally challenge the Democratic Party's stranglehold on political power in Texas.
B. support other reforms like prohibition, an end to child labor laws, and educational
improvements.
C. back political candidates that favored racial equality and integration.
D. not have much interest in issues outside of their traditional domestic and marital concerns. -
B
Consider these cases originating in Texas: Del Rio v. Salvatierra (1930), Mendez v. Westminister
(1945) and Minerva Delgado v. Bastrop ISD (1948). Which of the following best illustrates what
ties all three together?
A. They overturned the system of "separate but equal" established in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896).
B. They resulted in widespread desegregation of Texas public schools before the 1960s.
C. They challenged the segregation of Mexican-American school children well before Brown v.
Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954).
D. They guaranteed the right of migrant workers' children to expect education in local school
districts. - C
Which of the following figures was NOT a prominent Texas political figure of the 1960s?
A. Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States
B. James Farmer, founder of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
C. Henry B. Gonzalez, member U.S. House of Representatives
D. Kay Bailey Hutchison, U.S. Senator - D
The primary invasive species threatening Texas's cotton farms in the early 20th century was the
A. Asian Gypsy Moth
Questions Exam Practice
Questions | Latest Already
Graded A+ UPDATE 2025|2026
Which of the following Native American tribes only migrated into Texas in the late 17th and
early 18th centuries?
A. The Karankawa
B. The Caddo
C. The Jumanos
D. The Comanche - D
Which of the following was NOT a feature of Spanish settlement of Texas in the late 17th and
early 18th centuries?
A. The establishment of Catholic mission stations
B. The chartering of villas or settled towns
C. Building a fortress or presidio
D. The establishment of a Cortes generales or representative assembly - D
Which of the following was the immediate cause of increased Spanish settlement interest in
Texas in the 1690s?
A. The establishment of Sieur de la Salle's short-lived French colony on Matagorda Bay and
growing French presence along the Mississippi
B. Requests from the Caddo Indians for religious teaching from missionary priests
,C. The legend of El Dorado, which led to expeditions into Texas in search of a city of gold
D. The need to pacify the Comanche who had begun to raid across the Texas frontier - A
Which of the following was the first Anglo-American to be granted a contract to settle 300
families in the Mexican state of Texas, though he never lived to see his contract fulfilled?
A. Sam Houston
B. Moses Austin
C. Quanah Parker
D. William Barret Travis - B
Texas Constitution of 1836
SEC. 9. All persons of color who were slaves for life previous to their emigration to Texas, and
who are now held in bondage, shall remain in the like state of servitude, provide the said slave
shall be the bona fide property of the person so holding said slave as aforesaid. Congress shall
pass no laws to prohibit emigrants from the United States of America from bringing their slaves
into the Republic with them, and holding them by the same tenure by which such slaves were
held in the United States; nor shall Congress have power to emancipate slaves; nor shall any
slave-holder be allowed to emancipate his or her slave or slaves, without the consent of
Congress, unless he or she shall send his or her slave or slaves without the limits of the
Republic. No free person of African descent, either in whole or in part, shall be permitted to
reside permanently in the Republic, without the consent o - C
The Mexican-American War (1846-1848) was in part triggered by territorial disputes over which
of the following?
A. The Big Bend region and its mineral resources
B. The Llano Estecado region on the border with Nuevo México
C. The Nueces Strip between the Nueces and the Rio Grande rivers
D. The Red River and Sabine River watersheds - C
,African Americans in Texas celebrate "Juneteenth," commemorating which of the following
events?
A. The passage of the 13th Amendment formally putting an end to slavery in the United States
B. Abraham Lincoln's signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863
C. The birthday of Joshua Houston, Sam Houston's slave, who became a prominent African
American politician during Reconstruction
D. The day that enslaved persons in Texas were informed that they were no longer legally the
property of their owners - D
What Comanche warrior led the most significant post-Civil War resistance against white
encroachment on Comanche lands?
A. Sitting Bull
B. Geronimo
C. Quanah Parker
D. Blue Duck - C
The Texas economy before 1900 depended primarily on which of the following commodities?
A. Cattle and cotton
B. Sugar and rice
C. Wheat and oil
D. Hides and fisheries - A
In addition to cotton, the Texas Panhandle region depended upon which of the following cash
crops?
A. Corn
B. Wheat
C. Rice
, D. Alfalfa - B
Texas suffragettes, like Jane McCallum, believed that women voters would
A. fundamentally challenge the Democratic Party's stranglehold on political power in Texas.
B. support other reforms like prohibition, an end to child labor laws, and educational
improvements.
C. back political candidates that favored racial equality and integration.
D. not have much interest in issues outside of their traditional domestic and marital concerns. -
B
Consider these cases originating in Texas: Del Rio v. Salvatierra (1930), Mendez v. Westminister
(1945) and Minerva Delgado v. Bastrop ISD (1948). Which of the following best illustrates what
ties all three together?
A. They overturned the system of "separate but equal" established in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896).
B. They resulted in widespread desegregation of Texas public schools before the 1960s.
C. They challenged the segregation of Mexican-American school children well before Brown v.
Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954).
D. They guaranteed the right of migrant workers' children to expect education in local school
districts. - C
Which of the following figures was NOT a prominent Texas political figure of the 1960s?
A. Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States
B. James Farmer, founder of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
C. Henry B. Gonzalez, member U.S. House of Representatives
D. Kay Bailey Hutchison, U.S. Senator - D
The primary invasive species threatening Texas's cotton farms in the early 20th century was the
A. Asian Gypsy Moth
