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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






2. Eli Whitney






3. Robert Fulton






4. Relationships that exsits between governments






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






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






7. 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)






8. Abolished slavery






9. To withdraw or pull away






10. A disease caused by a mirooorganism or other agent such as a bacterium - fungus - or virus - that enters the body of an organism






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






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






13. Important to a certain event or topic






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






15. A state of great comotion - confusion - of disturbance






16. Was the first site of the first battle of the Amercian Revolution






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






18. Having to do with business






19. 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)






20. 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






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






22. 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.






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






24. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






25. Not allowed






26. The idea of a state declaring a federal law illegal






27. 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






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






29. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






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






31. The state of acting according to law; lawful






32. John Deere






33. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






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






35. The total market value of all the goods and services produced within the borders of a ntaion during a specificed period






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






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






38. 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






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






40. General of the confederate army






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






42. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






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






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






47. Changing iron into steal






48. Improtant points in an event






49. Led to the Boston Tea Party






50. Realting to an event