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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. 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






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






3. The amount of births ina country druing a specific period






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






5. A policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations






6. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






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






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






9. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






10. Women's rights organizer






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






12. Powerfuly Knetucky congressmn senator who propoosed the American system and the Compromise of 1850






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






14. When a public official (a president or Supreme Court Justice) is brought to trail for crimes committed in office






15. Means to improve by vote






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 'Father of the Constitution'






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






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






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






26. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






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






28. Sharing the power between the states and the national government






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






30. The supreme law of the United States of America. It was adopted on September 17 - 1787 - by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia - Pennsylvania - and later ratified by conventions in each state in the name of 'the People';






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






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






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






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






35. Living in a city






36. 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)






37. Farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields - Cyrus Mccormick






38. 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






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






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






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






42. 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)






43. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






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






45. Important; of consequence






46. Led to the Boston Tea Party






47. Having to do with business






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






49. A formal expression of opinion or intention made - usually after voting by a formal organization - a legislature - a club or another group






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