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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






3. The number of pople living per unti of an area (per square mile)






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






5. Objects used to obtain goods and services - usually coins or bills






6. Living in a city






7. A formal expression of opinion or intention made - usually after voting by a formal organization - a legislature - a club or another group






8. Important; of consequence






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






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






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






12. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






13. 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






14. 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.'






15. 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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. To be compeletly destroyed






27. Author of the Monroe Doctrine - which shut down the western hemispher to european exansion or interference






28. To contaminate or corup






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






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






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






32. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






33. 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';






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






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






36. General of the confederate army






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






38. Eli Whitney






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






40. Compliantes againsts a person or state






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






42. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






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






44. Robert Fulton






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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