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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. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






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






3. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






4. Moving from one place to antoher






5. An act of the Second Continental Congress - adopted on July 4 - 1776 - which declared that the Thirteen Colonies in North America were 'Free and Independent States' and that 'all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain - is a






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






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






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






9. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






10. 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






11. Next to or beside






12. A course - way - or road for apssage or travel






13. Member of the sons of liberty who started the committee of correspondcne to stir public support for american indepdnece






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






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






16. Abolished slavery






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






18. Relationships that exsits between governments






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






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






21. Means to improve by vote






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






23. Limits imposed on all branches of a government by vestin in each branch the right to amen or void the acts of another






24. Robert Fulton






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






26. Improtant points in an event






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






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. By the north in 1863 effectively split the Confederacy in two and gave control of the Mississippe River to the Union






32. Cultural patterns that are widespread within a popualtion *style of clothes and hair ect

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






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






35. To withdraw or pull away






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






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






38. Created two houses of Congress. One based on population - and ther other gave equal represnetation of each state






39. 'Father of the Constitution'






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

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






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






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






44. Leader of the Federalist - first Treasurer of the US creator of the Bank of the U.S. killed in a duel by the Vice President of the US Aaron Burr






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






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






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






48. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






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






50. Forbids the gov. to order private citizens to allow soldier to live in their homes







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