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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. 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






2. 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






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






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






5. 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






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






7. To contaminate or corup






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






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






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






11. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






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






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






14. Living in a city






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






16. 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






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






18. Body of citizens enrolled for miliatry service - and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies






19. Form of government that is run for an by the people - giving people the supreme power






20. Led to the Boston Tea Party






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






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






23. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






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






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






26. The state of acting according to law; lawful






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






28. Changing iron into steal






29. Series of laws passed by England to regulate the Colonist's trade - so England would make money






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






31. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. John Deere






48. 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)






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






50. Things that you own