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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. 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';






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






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






4. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






5. A country or state that is surrouded by land on all sides






6. Realting to an event






7. Inventor - stateman - diplomat - signer of the declaration of independence and delegate to constituatl convention.






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






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






10. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






11. Deleting parts of publication or correspondence or thertrical performances deemed harmful to an individual or party






12. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






13. Limits imposed on all branches of a government by vestin in each branch the right to amen or void the acts of another






14. Was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to convice colonists that it was time to become independent from Britian






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

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16. Original records of an event - they incldue eyewitness reports created at the time of an event speeches - and letters by people involved in the event - photographs and artifacts






17. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






18. To obtain or receive






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






20. Thsoe rights reserved speifically for the state and not given to the federal government

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21. The right to vote






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






23. A grade or level of subistence and comfort in everday life enjoyed by a community - class - or individual






24. Things that you own






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






26. Robert Fulton






27. A economy where enough is grown hunted and crafted to provide for the basic needs of the people






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






29. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






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






37. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






38. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






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






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






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






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






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






44. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






45. 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)






46. Widespread hunger within a given region






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






48. Was the president of the confederacy during the Civil War






49. Led to the Boston Tea Party






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