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






2. Is a cruel and unjust government






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






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






5. The delivery or giving out of an item or items to the intended recipients






6. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






7. Women's rights organizer






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






9. Form of government embodying deomcratic principles and hwere a monarch is not the head of state






10. Living in a country






11. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






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






13. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






14. Important to a certain event or topic






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






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






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






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






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






20. The 1803 Court decision that gave the Supreme Court the right to determine whether a law violates the Constituion it set up the principle of Judical Review






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






22. States that powers not gien to the federal government belong to the states






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






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






25. 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






26. The measruemnt of the percent of people in a given state or country who can read a write






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






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






29. Things that you own






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






31. Having to do with business






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






33. 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






34. To change






35. 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






36. Samuel Morse






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






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






40. Stressed three dnagers facing the nation. The first related to the rise of polictical parties. Written by George Washington






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






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






43. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






44. The right to vote






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






46. The state of acting according to law; lawful






47. 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






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






49. Not allowed






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