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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. To change






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






3. Moving from one place to antoher






4. Relationships that exsits between governments






5. 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






6. Led to the Boston Tea Party






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






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






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






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






11. Later writings and interpretations of historians and writers. often secondary sources like textbooks and articles provided summaries of information found in primary sources






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






13. To withdraw or pull away






14. 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






15. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






16. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






17. 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






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






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






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






21. By the north in 1863 effectively split the Confederacy in two and gave control of the Mississippe River to the Union






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






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






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






25. Changing iron into steal






26. Women's rights organizer






27. The amount of births ina country druing a specific period






28. 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






29. Is a cruel and unjust government






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






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






32. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Having to do with clothing






39. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






40. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






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






42. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






43. 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






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






45. Robert Fulton






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






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






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






49. Realting to an event






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