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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. Led to the Boston Tea Party






2. Eli Whitney






3. Realting to an event






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






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






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






7. The right to vote






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






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






10. Having to do with business






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






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






13. 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.






14. Abolished slavery






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






16. Things that you own






17. Important; of consequence






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






19. 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






20. Widespread hunger within a given region






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






22. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






23. To change






24. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






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






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






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






28. Pertaining to the geography or natural landforms of a given area - or a location wihin a given area






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. To contaminate or corup






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






38. Wre people who opposed to the constituion preferring more power to be given to the state governments than to the national government






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






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






41. General of the confederate army






42. To deprive (something) of value or effectiveness to make void






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






44. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






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






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






47. Objects used to obtain goods and services - usually coins or bills






48. Next to or beside






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






50. 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)