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






2. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






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






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






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






6. Realting to an event






7. The measure of ability to accomplish a job with a minimum exenditure of time and effort






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






9. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






10. 'Father of the Constitution'






11. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






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






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

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14. 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






15. The toal national income divided by the number of people in the nation






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. 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






22. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






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






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






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






26. Having to do with business






27. 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






28. The providing or supplying of something - esp. food or other necessities - in law providing for a specific circumstances or event.






29. Not allowed






30. 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)






31. Abolished slavery






32. 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';






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






34. Wrote the declaration of indpendence - became the 3rd presidnet of the US and purchased the Louisana territory






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






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






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






38. Things that you own






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






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






41. 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






42. A point at which an important decision must be made






43. Is the right of the Supreme Court to judge laws passd by COngress and determine wheaterh they are consitutial or not






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






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






46. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






47. Samuel Morse






48. Living in a country






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






50. A sudden increase in the birthrate of an area or state