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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. Women's rights organizer






2. Having to do with business






3. 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






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






5. Improtant points in an event






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






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






8. Forbids the gov. to order private citizens to allow soldier to live in their homes






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






10. A course - way - or road for apssage or travel






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. A grade or level of subistence and comfort in everday life enjoyed by a community - class - or individual






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






19. Guarantees citizenship and righst to all poeple born or antrualized in the US






20. Compliantes againsts a person or state






21. 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)






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






23. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






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






25. The amount of captial or money available to a person or a state






26. Important; of consequence






27. Material before being processed or manufactured into a final form (oil - iron)






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






30. 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






31. An agreement singed in 1620 b the Pilgrims in Playmouth - to consult each other baout laws for the colony and a promise to work together to make it succeed. Postive step towards self - rule.






32. Increase in the number of people who inhabit a territoy or state






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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






39. 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






40. Changing iron into steal






41. A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and consituent political unites (states)






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






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






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

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45. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






46. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






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






48. John Deere






49. Relationships that exsits between governments






50. A policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations