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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Resprenting a wide range of things like ethnicites - genders and ideals






2. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






3. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






4. Was an escaped slave who became a Conductor on the Undergroud Railroad and helped over 300 salves to freedom in the North






5. To withdraw or pull away






6. 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






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






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






9. Compliantes againsts a person or state






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






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






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






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






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






15. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






16. Administration charcterized by exessive red tape (steps to you have to go throuh to get a destired result) and rountine






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






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






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






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






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






22. Small town in Virgina where Robert E Lee surrendered the Confederate Army to Ulysses S. Grant ending the Civil War






23. Important to a certain event or topic






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






25. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






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






27. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






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






29. Widespread hunger within a given region






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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';






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.'






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






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






46. 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






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






48. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






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






50. Next to or beside