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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Samuel Morse






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






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






4. The turing point of the American Revolution led to a miltiary alliance with France






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






6. Eli Whitney






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






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






9. General of the confederate army






10. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






11. South carolina congressman and senator who spoke for the south before and during the Civil War






12. 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






13. An economy that operates by voluntary echange in a free market and is not planned or contorlled by a central aauthority; a capitalisc economy






14. Righst that you can not surrender - sell or transer. they are a gift from the creator to the individual and can not under any circumstatnces be srurredned or taken (life - liberty - happiness)






15. To withdraw or pull away






16. Stated that - 'no state..can lawfully get out of the Union..' bt pledged there would be no war unless the South started it - was ment to hlep heal and resore the country after four years of the Civil War

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17. Passionate patriot who became fomous for his fiery speeches in favor of American Independence his most famous quote included the worlds 'give me liberty or give me Death.'






18. Purchased the Louisana Territory from Fracne in 1803. The untied States paid 15 million and it double the size of the U.S.






19. Was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to convice colonists that it was time to become independent from Britian






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






21. The right to vote






22. A term for cows - horses - and other cattle






23. Women's rights organizer






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






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






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






27. Partainingto or of the nature of a union of states under a central govermnet distinct from the indivdual govermnets of the separate staets






28. Living in a city






29. The state of acting according to law; lawful






30. A sudden increase in the birthrate of an area or state






31. 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






32. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






33. Relationships that exsits between governments






34. Ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America; ended the American Revolution and foreced Britian to recginze the United States as an idependent Nations






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






36. Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin which was about the horrors of slaery






37. Series of essays written by James Madison - John Jay - Alexander Hamilton - defending the Consituion and the principles on which the government of the United States was founded






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






39. When power is given to the people of the state to choose their governmnet






40. Realting to an event






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






42. Was the first site of the first battle of the Amercian Revolution






43. Not allowed






44. 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)






45. The principle or system of vesiting in separte branches the excuitve - legislatvie - and judical powers of a government






46. Is the refusal to obey a government laws or law as a means of passive resistance becasue of one's moral convicition of belief






47. Widespread hunger within a given region






48. King of England during the American Revolution - taxed the colines refused the Olive Branch Petition leading to the final break with the colonies






49. 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






50. Things that you own