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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Eli Whitney






2. The amount of captial or money available to a person or a state






3. Is a cruel and unjust government






4. By the north in 1863 effectively split the Confederacy in two and gave control of the Mississippe River to the Union






5. A ruler who governs alone and is not restrianed by laws a constitiuion or custon - usually king or queen






6. The Supreme Court decision that said saves were property and not citizens






7. States that people have rights toher than those mentioned in the Constitution






8. Improtant points in an event






9. Widespread hunger within a given region






10. States that powers not gien to the federal government belong to the states






11. A grade or level of subistence and comfort in everday life enjoyed by a community - class - or individual






12. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






13. Not allowed






14. Member of the sons of liberty who started the committee of correspondcne to stir public support for american indepdnece






15. 'Father of the Constitution'






16. Mexico sold all of California and New mexico to the US






17. The constitutional amendment designed to protect individuals accused of crimes. It includes the right to counsel - the right to confront witnesses - and the right to a speedy and public trial.






18. Realting to an event






19. To deprive (something) of value or effectiveness to make void






20. Changing iron into steal






21. Guarantees citizenship and righst to all poeple born or antrualized in the US






22. To withdraw or pull away






23. To be compeletly destroyed






24. Established a system of setting up governments in the western territories so they could eventually join the UNion. its consitution had to provide for a representative governemnt and ithad to prohibit slavery






25. Forbids the gov. to order private citizens to allow soldier to live in their homes






26. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






27. Seneca Falls Convention creating the Women's Rights movement in the US






28. The british defeat at Yorktown - Virgina by George Washingtown's troops singaled the end of the american revolution. accepted the surrrender of the main british army under Cronwallis






29. Is the first ten amednments of the Constituion and detail the protection of individual liberties






30. Inventor - stateman - diplomat - signer of the declaration of independence and delegate to constituatl convention.






31. Usually good or services sent out of one's country or are to be consumed by antoher






32. The number of pople living per unti of an area (per square mile)






33. Next to or beside






34. A disease caused by a mirooorganism or other agent such as a bacterium - fungus - or virus - that enters the body of an organism






35. Was the president of the confederacy during the Civil War






36. Wrote the declaration of indpendence - became the 3rd presidnet of the US and purchased the Louisana territory






37. Farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields - Cyrus Mccormick






38. Supporst of the constiution who favored a strong national government






39. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






40. A course - way - or road for apssage or travel






41. A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and consituent political unites (states)






42. The delivery or giving out of an item or items to the intended recipients






43. Wre people who opposed to the constituion preferring more power to be given to the state governments than to the national government






44. Guarantees the right to vot to all citizens regaurdless of race.






45. A system in which each branch of government has its own powers






46. The measruemnt of the percent of people in a given state or country who can read a write






47. Governmnet in which one perosn has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others






48. Pertaining to the geography or natural landforms of a given area - or a location wihin a given area






49. Resprenting a wide range of things like ethnicites - genders and ideals






50. A point at which an important decision must be made