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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. Women's rights organizer






2. 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






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






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


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






6. Former slave who became the best know black abolitionsit in the country 'north star'






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






8. To promote or improve the growth of (a plant - crop - etc.) by labor and attention






9. Living in a country






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






11. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






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






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






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






15. Is a cruel and unjust government






16. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






17. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






18. A term for cows - horses - and other cattle






19. To obtain or receive






20. Abolished slavery






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






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






23. Having to do with clothing






24. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






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






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






27. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






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






29. To change






30. The amount of wokers available to perform the tasks necessary for a society to function






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






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






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






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






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






36. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






37. Was an escaped slave who became a Conductor on the Undergroud Railroad and helped over 300 salves to freedom in the North






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






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






40. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






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






42. General of the confederate army






43. 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






44. Samuel Morse






45. Gernal of the Union Army and was responsible for winning the Civil War for the north






46. 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






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






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






49. The state of acting according to law; lawful






50. 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)