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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






2. 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






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






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






5. To obtain or receive






6. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






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






8. Material before being processed or manufactured into a final form (oil - iron)






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






10. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






11. Important to a certain event or topic






12. Later writings and interpretations of historians and writers. often secondary sources like textbooks and articles provided summaries of information found in primary sources






13. 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)






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






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






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






17. Having to do with business






18. 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






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






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






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






22. Congres shall make no law restricing freddom of speech - religion - press assembly and petition






23. Robert Fulton






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






25. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






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






27. Improtant points in an event






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






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






30. Living in a country






31. To change






32. Former slave who became the best know black abolitionsit in the country 'north star'






33. Changing iron into steal






34. Widespread hunger within a given region






35. 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






36. Deleting parts of publication or correspondence or thertrical performances deemed harmful to an individual or party






37. To promote or improve the growth of (a plant - crop - etc.) by labor and attention






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






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






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






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






42. Increase in the number of people who inhabit a territoy or state






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






44. Leader of the original democratic party and a 'president of the pople' he was also responsbible for the Trail of Tears - which forced Native Americans west of the Mississippi River






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






46. A economy where enough is grown hunted and crafted to provide for the basic needs of the people






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






48. Living in a city






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






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