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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Those advances in science or medicine that adaacnes the knowledge of a state or individual






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






3. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






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






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






6. To withdraw or pull away






7. A state of great comotion - confusion - of disturbance






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






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






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






11. 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)






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






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






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






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






16. Things that you own






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






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






19. Samuel Morse






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






21. To obtain or receive






22. Gernal of the Union Army and was responsible for winning the Civil War for the north






23. An ecomny where buisness compete for business in an open market - with little governmnet interfernce






24. Led to the Boston Tea Party






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






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






27. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






28. 'Father of the Constitution'






29. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






30. Robert Fulton






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






32. The number of years that an individual is exprected to live as deteremined by statistics






33. The offense of acting to overthrow one's government






34. The 1803 Court decision that gave the Supreme Court the right to determine whether a law violates the Constituion it set up the principle of Judical Review






35. Widespread hunger within a given region






36. Next to or beside






37. Short speech given by Abrahman Lincoln to dedicate a cemetry for soliders who died at the Battle of Gettysburg. It is considered a profound statement of American ideals. Four score and seven years ago - our fathers....and that governemtn of the peopl






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






39. 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






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






41. Moving from one place to antoher






42. A country or state that is surrouded by land on all sides






43. An agreement singed in 1620 b the Pilgrims in Playmouth - to consult each other baout laws for the colony and a promise to work together to make it succeed. Postive step towards self - rule.






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






45. When a public official (a president or Supreme Court Justice) is brought to trail for crimes committed in office






46. Improtant points in an event






47. Thsoe rights reserved speifically for the state and not given to the federal government

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48. Eli Whitney






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






50. 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