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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Civil Rights leader from 1950's -1960's. Assassinated in 1968.






2. Depression - era shantytowns on the outskirts of the cities of homeless and unemployed people.






3. Law that provided 160 acres to anyone who was willing to settle land in the West.






4. Sets a term limit for the President






5. 1869 - it helped connect the West and East coasts.






6. US soldiers massacred 300 unarmed Native American in 1890. This ended the Indian Wars.






7. Movement of people into a country from another country.






8. Failed invasion of Cuba planned by the US government






9. The idea that government should not interfere with business practices.






10. President during Roaring 20's






11. Progressive - era reforms that gave citizens more political power`






12. Separation by race.






13. LJB's agenda designed to help poor American's.






14. US Admiral who encouraged the US to strengthen its naval power to become a world power.






15. (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) - Insurance for people's bank accounts.






16. The mass migration of African - Americans to Northern cities from 1910 through both World Wars.






17. No double jeopardy - do not have to testify against yourself.






18. Abolished the poll tax.






19. American couple accused of Communism and helping the Soviet Union obtain information about the atomic bomb. They were found guilty and sentenced to death.

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20. 'Monkey Trial' that pitted creationism against Darwin's theory of evolution.






21. The policy that the US should prevent communism from spreading to other nations.






22. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






23. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






24. Mississippi civil rights activist. Assasinated by KKK member.






25. Cowboys drove herds of cattle along trails to be shipped to the East by railroad.






26. Essays written to encourage ratification of the constitution.






27. War between the communist of North Vietnam and non - communist armies of S Vietnam supported by the US.






28. Compromise between the big and small states over representation in Congress






29. W. Wilson's proposal for peace after WW I






30. Populist presidential candidate and prosecutor in the Scopes Trial.






31. 1920's women began to demand more freedom and assert their independence.






32. Progressive era President. Pro - imperialist.






33. No quartering of troops during peace time






34. Opposing side's attack from the ditches instead of an open battlefield.






35. Ruled those arrested must be informed of their right to an attorney before questioning






36. Where FDR tried to add more members to the Supreme Court to pass his programs.






37. Auto manufacturer who created the Model T and began to mass - produce the auto






38. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






39. Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW I






40. 1914 - 1918






41. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






42. Alabama governor - segregationist - presidential candidate. Shot and left paralyzed.






43. US General who led the US 1st Army during the Invasion of Normandy.






44. Dec.7 - 1941 - Japanese attack on US naval base at Pearl Harbor. U.S. enters the war as a result.






45. President during Great Depression & WW II. 1933 - 1945






46. Black Muslim who argued for separation - not integration. He changed his views - but was assassinated in 1965.






47. Abolished slavery






48. US general in charge of the Allied forces in the Pacific Ocean.






49. Competition between European countries to create empires.






50. Securities & Exchange Commission - regulates stock market. Created during Depression.