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






2. Living in a city






3. Abolished slavery






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






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






6. Wrote the declaration of indpendence - became the 3rd presidnet of the US and purchased the Louisana territory






7. The toal national income divided by the number of people in the nation






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






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






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






11. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






12. 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


13. To withdraw or pull away






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






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






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






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






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






19. Important; of consequence






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






21. 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






22. Objects used to obtain goods and services - usually coins or bills






23. The amount of wokers available to perform the tasks necessary for a society to function






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






25. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






26. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






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






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






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






30. Relationships that exsits between governments






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






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






33. The amount of captial or money available to a person or a state






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






35. Means to improve by vote






36. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






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






38. 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)






39. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






40. Guarantees citizenship and righst to all poeple born or antrualized in the US






41. 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






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






43. 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






44. Changing iron into steal






45. An alteration of a addiation to a motion - bill - constution






46. A type of government in which its functions and powers are prescribed - limited - and restricted by law






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






48. 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






49. Important to a certain event or topic






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