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






2. Having to do with business






3. Important; of consequence






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






5. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






6. To be compeletly destroyed






7. Sharing the power between the states and the national government






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






9. Economic theory that a country's strength is measured by the amount of gold it has that a country should sell more than it buys and that the colonies exist for the benefit of the the Mother Country






10. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






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






12. Small town in Virgina where Robert E Lee surrendered the Confederate Army to Ulysses S. Grant ending the Civil War






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






14. The turing point of the Civil War for the North - Confederate troops were forced to retreat and never invaded the North again






15. The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal goverment regulations






16. A formal expression of opinion or intention made - usually after voting by a formal organization - a legislature - a club or another group






17. A person who exercises authority; cheif officer; leader






18. The idea of a state declaring a federal law illegal






19. Author of the Monroe Doctrine - which shut down the western hemispher to european exansion or interference






20. Improtant points in an event






21. War between the Union and Confederacy from 1861-1865






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






23. The taking of supplies - forces - money - etc. - from a given soruce - also the act of mkaing military service mandatory for certain persons






24. Is the right of the Supreme Court to judge laws passd by COngress and determine wheaterh they are consitutial or not






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






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






27. The total market value of all the goods and services produced within the borders of a ntaion during a specificed period






28. The desire for goods and services by thoe who have the financial reserves to acqurie them (the amount of sutomers that want to buy something)






29. Original records of an event - they incldue eyewitness reports created at the time of an event speeches - and letters by people involved in the event - photographs and artifacts






30. Women's rights organizer






31. Those advances in science or medicine that adaacnes the knowledge of a state or individual






32. Form of government embodying deomcratic principles and hwere a monarch is not the head of state






33. Means to improve by vote






34. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






35. Moving from one place to antoher






36. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






37. The measure of ability to accomplish a job with a minimum exenditure of time and effort






38. An economy that is planned and controled by a central administration as in the former soviet Union






39. Having to do with clothing






40. The Supreme Court decision that rulled that the consitution gave contorl of interstate comerce to the U.S. congress not the individual states trhough whih a route passed






41. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






42. Administration charcterized by exessive red tape (steps to you have to go throuh to get a destired result) and rountine






43. The 'great charter' of Enlgish liberties - forced form King John by the English barons - June 15 - 1215






44. Widespread hunger within a given region






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






46. Eli Whitney






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






48. To change






49. Guarantees the right of states to organize millias or armies and the right of indivudlas to bear arms






50. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery