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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. 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






2. The number of years that an individual is exprected to live as deteremined by statistics






3. 'Father of the Constitution'






4. 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






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






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






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






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

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9. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






10. 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.






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






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






13. To be compeletly destroyed






14. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






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






16. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






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






18. When power is given to the people of the state to choose their governmnet






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






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






21. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






22. The amount of captial or money available to a person or a state






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






24. The 'great charter' of Enlgish liberties - forced form King John by the English barons - June 15 - 1215






25. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






26. General of the confederate army






27. Important to a certain event or topic






28. Things that you own






29. To change






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






31. 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






32. Robert Fulton






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






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






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






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






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






38. Compliantes againsts a person or state






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






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






41. Widespread hunger within a given region






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






43. 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






44. Improtant points in an event






45. Passionate patriot who became fomous for his fiery speeches in favor of American Independence his most famous quote included the worlds 'give me liberty or give me Death.'






46. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






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






48. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






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






50. The principle or system of vesiting in separte branches the excuitve - legislatvie - and judical powers of a government