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






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






4. Relationships that exsits between governments






5. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






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






7. Important to a certain event or topic






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






9. 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






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






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

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12. 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






13. The 1803 Court decision that gave the Supreme Court the right to determine whether a law violates the Constituion it set up the principle of Judical Review






14. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






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






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






17. 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';






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






19. Samuel Morse






20. Realting to an event






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






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






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






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






25. General of the confederate army






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






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






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






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

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






31. Led to the Boston Tea Party






32. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






33. Changing iron into steal






34. Was the first site of the first battle of the Amercian Revolution






35. The measruemnt of the percent of people in a given state or country who can read a write






36. 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






37. Living in a city






38. Having to do with clothing






39. Is a cruel and unjust government






40. Means to improve by vote






41. Sharing the power between the states and the national government






42. Eli Whitney






43. Improtant points in an event






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






45. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






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






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






48. 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






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






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