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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations






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






3. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






4. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






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






6. 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)






7. 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






8. A machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers - Eli whitney






9. Important; of consequence






10. Supporst of the constiution who favored a strong national government






11. Next to or beside






12. An agreement singed in 1620 b the Pilgrims in Playmouth - to consult each other baout laws for the colony and a promise to work together to make it succeed. Postive step towards self - rule.






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






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






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






16. 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';






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






18. 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






19. To obtain or receive






20. 'Father of the Constitution'






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






22. 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






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






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






25. Moving from one place to antoher






26. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






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






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






29. Important to a certain event or topic






30. Author of the Monroe Doctrine - which shut down the western hemispher to european exansion or interference






31. Living in a country






32. A system in which each branch of government has its own powers






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






34. General of the confederate army






35. John Deere






36. 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






37. Abraham Lincoln issued this on January 1 - 1863 seeting all slaves in the Confederate states Free






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






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

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






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






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






43. Widespread hunger within a given region






44. Means to improve by vote






45. To contaminate or corup






46. 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






47. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






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






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






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