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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. 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






2. The desire for goods and services by thoe who have the financial reserves to acqurie them (the amount of sutomers that want to buy something)






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






4. Widespread hunger within a given region






5. Not allowed






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






7. 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






8. Next to or beside






9. 'Father of the Constitution'






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






11. To obtain or receive






12. 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






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






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






15. Partainingto or of the nature of a union of states under a central govermnet distinct from the indivdual govermnets of the separate staets






16. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






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






18. Eli Whitney






19. Important; of consequence






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






21. Improtant points in an event






22. General of the confederate army






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






24. Is a cruel and unjust government






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






26. Usually good or services sent out of one's country or are to be consumed by antoher






27. To be compeletly destroyed






28. Moving from one place to antoher






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






30. Administration charcterized by exessive red tape (steps to you have to go throuh to get a destired result) and rountine






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






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






33. 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






34. Robert Fulton






35. Changing iron into steal






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






37. The Supreme Court decision that rulled that the consitution gave contorl of interstate comerce to the U.S. congress not the individual states trhough whih a route passed






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






39. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






40. States that people have rights toher than those mentioned in the Constitution






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






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






43. Having to do with clothing






44. The toal national income divided by the number of people in the nation






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






46. 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.'






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






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






49. A disease caused by a mirooorganism or other agent such as a bacterium - fungus - or virus - that enters the body of an organism






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







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