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






2. Changing iron into steal






3. 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.






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






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






6. 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






7. Samuel Morse






8. Led to the Boston Tea Party






9. Realting to an event






10. Abolished slavery






11. When a public official (a president or Supreme Court Justice) is brought to trail for crimes committed in office






12. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






13. Having to do with business






14. To be compeletly destroyed






15. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






16. Stated that - 'no state..can lawfully get out of the Union..' bt pledged there would be no war unless the South started it - was ment to hlep heal and resore the country after four years of the Civil War

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






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






19. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Not allowed






27. Means to improve by vote






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






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

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






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. To obtain or receive






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






34. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






35. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






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






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






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






39. Relationships that exsits between governments






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






41. Mexico sold all of California and New mexico to the US






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






43. Moving from one place to antoher






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






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






46. Eli Whitney






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






48. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






49. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






50. Robert Fulton







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