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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






2. Means to improve by vote






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






4. The right to vote






5. Samuel Morse






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






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






8. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






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






10. Is a cruel and unjust government






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






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






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






14. To change






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

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16. To deprive (something) of value or effectiveness to make void






17. To be compeletly destroyed






18. 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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. John Deere






27. The Supreme Court decision that rulled that the consitution gave contorl of interstate comerce to the U.S. congress not the individual states trhough whih a route passed






28. Living in a country






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






30. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






31. The providing or supplying of something - esp. food or other necessities - in law providing for a specific circumstances or event.






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. 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






39. 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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






46. A grade or level of subistence and comfort in everday life enjoyed by a community - class - or individual






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






48. Massachusetts Congressman and senator who spoke for the Norhta nd the preservation of the Union






49. Moving from one place to antoher






50. Women's rights organizer