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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To promote or improve the growth of (a plant - crop - etc.) by labor and attention






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






3. Guarantees the right of states to organize millias or armies and the right of indivudlas to bear arms






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






5. 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.'






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






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






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






9. Abolished slavery






10. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






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






12. A type of government in which its functions and powers are prescribed - limited - and restricted by law






13. Massachusetts Congressman and senator who spoke for the Norhta nd the preservation of the Union






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






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






16. 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






17. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






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






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






20. Is a cruel and unjust government






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






22. The measruemnt of the percent of people in a given state or country who can read a write






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






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






25. 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)






26. Having to do with clothing






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






28. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






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






30. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






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






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






33. General of the confederate army






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






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






36. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






37. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






38. Moving from one place to antoher






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






40. 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






41. 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






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






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






44. The british defeat at Yorktown - Virgina by George Washingtown's troops singaled the end of the american revolution. accepted the surrrender of the main british army under Cronwallis






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






46. Next to or beside






47. A ruler who governs alone and is not restrianed by laws a constitiuion or custon - usually king or queen






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






49. 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






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