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






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






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






4. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






5. The amount of wokers available to perform the tasks necessary for a society to function






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






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






8. To change






9. Gernal of the Union Army and was responsible for winning the Civil War for the north






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






11. Widespread hunger within a given region






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






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

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






15. Eli Whitney






16. A machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers - Eli whitney






17. 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






18. The total market value of all the goods and services produced within the borders of a ntaion during a specificed period






19. Author of the Monroe Doctrine - which shut down the western hemispher to european exansion or interference






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






21. Living in a country






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






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






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






25. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. Important to a certain event or topic






32. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






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






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






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






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






37. Abraham Lincoln issued this on January 1 - 1863 seeting all slaves in the Confederate states Free






38. Next to or beside






39. Relationships that exsits between governments






40. Inventor - stateman - diplomat - signer of the declaration of independence and delegate to constituatl convention.






41. The delivery or giving out of an item or items to the intended recipients






42. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






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






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






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






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






47. 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)






48. Not allowed






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






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