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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. Changing iron into steal






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






3. Living in a city






4. A policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations






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






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






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






8. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






9. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






10. Relationships that exsits between governments






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






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






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






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






15. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






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






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






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






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






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






21. General of the confederate army






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






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






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






25. The state of acting according to law; lawful






26. Next to or beside






27. Is the refusal to obey a government laws or law as a means of passive resistance becasue of one's moral convicition of belief






28. 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






29. To withdraw or pull away






30. The Supreme Court decision that said saves were property and not citizens






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






32. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






33. 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






34. 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






35. Women's rights organizer






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






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






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






39. South carolina congressman and senator who spoke for the south before and during the Civil War






40. 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






41. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






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






43. Created two houses of Congress. One based on population - and ther other gave equal represnetation of each state






44. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






45. To change






46. An act of the Second Continental Congress - adopted on July 4 - 1776 - which declared that the Thirteen Colonies in North America were 'Free and Independent States' and that 'all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain - is a






47. Governmnet in which one perosn has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others






48. 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






49. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






50. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians