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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. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






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






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

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






5. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






6. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. 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)






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






14. To withdraw or pull away






15. To change






16. 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






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






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






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






20. Congres shall make no law restricing freddom of speech - religion - press assembly and petition






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






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






23. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






24. Administration charcterized by exessive red tape (steps to you have to go throuh to get a destired result) and rountine






25. An ecomny where buisness compete for business in an open market - with little governmnet interfernce






26. Those advances in science or medicine that adaacnes the knowledge of a state or individual






27. 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)






28. 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






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






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






31. Having to do with business






32. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






33. Form of government that is run for an by the people - giving people the supreme power






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






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






36. To be compeletly destroyed






37. Eli Whitney






38. Partainingto or of the nature of a union of states under a central govermnet distinct from the indivdual govermnets of the separate staets






39. Relationships that exsits between governments






40. A person who exercises authority; cheif officer; leader






41. Women's rights organizer






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Powerfuly Knetucky congressmn senator who propoosed the American system and the Compromise of 1850






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