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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. War between the Union and Confederacy from 1861-1865






2. Important to a certain event or topic






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






4. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






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






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






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






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






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






10. Was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to convice colonists that it was time to become independent from Britian






11. The taking of supplies - forces - money - etc. - from a given soruce - also the act of mkaing military service mandatory for certain persons






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






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






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






15. 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






16. Widespread hunger within a given region






17. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






18. To obtain or receive






19. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






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






21. A point at which an important decision must be made






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






23. 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






24. Relationships that exsits between governments






25. Body of citizens enrolled for miliatry service - and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies






26. An ecomny where buisness compete for business in an open market - with little governmnet interfernce






27. 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.






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






29. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






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






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


32. Things that you own






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






34. The Supreme Court decision that said saves were property and not citizens






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






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






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






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






39. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






40. A type of government in which its functions and powers are prescribed - limited - and restricted by law






41. 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






42. Improtant points in an event






43. To be compeletly destroyed






44. Living in a country






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






46. A country or state that is surrouded by land on all sides






47. To withdraw or pull away






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






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






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