Texas History Test Texas Political History & Government

Question 1

Texas declared independence from Mexico on March 2, 1836. What document formalized this declaration?

Accepted Answer

Texas Declaration of Independence

Answer

Texas Annexation Treaty

Answer

Treaty of Velasco

Answer

Texas Constitution of 1836

Question 2

Who served as the first President of the Republic of Texas?

Accepted Answer

David Burnet

Answer

Mirabeau Lamar

Answer

Sam Houston

Answer

Anson Jones

Question 3

In what year did Texas officially become the 28th state of the United States?

Accepted Answer

1845

Answer

1836

Answer

1840

Answer

1850

Question 4

What was the Confederacy's role in Texas history, and when did Texas formally rejoin the Union after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Texas rejoined in 1870

Answer

Texas never left the Union

Answer

Texas rejoined in 1865

Answer

Texas rejoined in 1875

Question 5

The 'Compromise of 1850' affected Texas by doing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Reducing Texas's size and paying its debt

Answer

Granting Texas additional land

Answer

Making Texas a slave-free state

Answer

Merging Texas with New Mexico

Question 6

Which Texas governor was removed from office in 1917 after being impeached, marking a notable chapter in Texas political history?

Accepted Answer

James Ferguson

Answer

James Hogg

Answer

William Hobby

Answer

Pat Neff