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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
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1. Having to do with business






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






3. Is the first ten amednments of the Constituion and detail the protection of individual liberties






4. Limits imposed on all branches of a government by vestin in each branch the right to amen or void the acts of another






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






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






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

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






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






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






11. Samuel Morse






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






13. Important to a certain event or topic






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






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






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






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






18. 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)






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






20. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






21. Stated that - 'no state..can lawfully get out of the Union..' bt pledged there would be no war unless the South started it - was ment to hlep heal and resore the country after four years of the Civil War

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






23. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






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






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






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






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






28. 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






29. Means to improve by vote






30. Robert Fulton






31. 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






32. The turing point of the American Revolution led to a miltiary alliance with France






33. Resprenting a wide range of things like ethnicites - genders and ideals






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






35. Not allowed






36. Stressed three dnagers facing the nation. The first related to the rise of polictical parties. Written by George Washington






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






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






39. Thsoe rights reserved speifically for the state and not given to the federal government

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40. 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.'






41. 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






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






43. 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






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






45. Women's rights organizer






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






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






48. A economy where enough is grown hunted and crafted to provide for the basic needs of the people






49. 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






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







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