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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sharing the power between the states and the national government






2. Short speech given by Abrahman Lincoln to dedicate a cemetry for soliders who died at the Battle of Gettysburg. It is considered a profound statement of American ideals. Four score and seven years ago - our fathers....and that governemtn of the peopl






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






4. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






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

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6. Purchased the Louisana Territory from Fracne in 1803. The untied States paid 15 million and it double the size of the U.S.






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






8. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






9. Series of laws passed by England to regulate the Colonist's trade - so England would make money






10. John Deere






11. Farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields - Cyrus Mccormick






12. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






13. To withdraw or pull away






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






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






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






17. South carolina congressman and senator who spoke for the south before and during the Civil War






18. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






19. Moving from one place to antoher






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






27. The measure of ability to accomplish a job with a minimum exenditure of time and effort






28. A system in which each branch of government has its own powers






29. General of the confederate army






30. A person who exercises authority; cheif officer; leader






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






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






33. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






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






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






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






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






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






39. The idea of a state declaring a federal law illegal






40. Robert Fulton






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






42. Means to improve by vote






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






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






46. Living in a country






47. Having to do with business






48. Important to a certain event or topic






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






50. To be compeletly destroyed