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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The delivery or giving out of an item or items to the intended recipients






2. Guarantees the right to vot to all citizens regaurdless of race.






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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. The state of acting according to law; lawful






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






10. 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






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






12. The constitutional amendment designed to protect individuals accused of crimes. It includes the right to counsel - the right to confront witnesses - and the right to a speedy and public trial.






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






14. John Deere






15. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






16. Things that you own






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






18. Led to the Boston Tea Party






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






20. A ruler who governs alone and is not restrianed by laws a constitiuion or custon - usually king or queen






21. Is the right of the Supreme Court to judge laws passd by COngress and determine wheaterh they are consitutial or not






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






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






24. The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal goverment regulations






25. Former slave who became the best know black abolitionsit in the country 'north star'






26. Living in a country






27. Cultural patterns that are widespread within a popualtion *style of clothes and hair ect

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28. Stressed three dnagers facing the nation. The first related to the rise of polictical parties. Written by George Washington






29. To promote or improve the growth of (a plant - crop - etc.) by labor and attention






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






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






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






33. Supporst of the constiution who favored a strong national government






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






35. 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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36. 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.






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






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






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






40. Compliantes againsts a person or state






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






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






43. The number of years that an individual is exprected to live as deteremined by statistics






44. 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.'






45. Relationships that exsits between governments






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






47. Realting to an event






48. The supreme law of the United States of America. It was adopted on September 17 - 1787 - by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia - Pennsylvania - and later ratified by conventions in each state in the name of 'the People';






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






50. 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







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