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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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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. 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)






2. Farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields - Cyrus Mccormick






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






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






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






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






7. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






8. Pertaining to the geography or natural landforms of a given area - or a location wihin a given area






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






10. 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






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

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12. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






13. 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






14. 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






15. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






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






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






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






19. The right to vote






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






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






22. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






23. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






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






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

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26. A economy where enough is grown hunted and crafted to provide for the basic needs of the people






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






28. 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.






29. Important; of consequence






30. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






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






32. Deleting parts of publication or correspondence or thertrical performances deemed harmful to an individual or party






33. Guarantees the right of states to organize millias or armies and the right of indivudlas to bear arms






34. Was the president of the confederacy during the Civil War






35. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






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






37. Led to the Boston Tea Party






38. An act of the Second Continental Congress - adopted on July 4 - 1776 - which declared that the Thirteen Colonies in North America were 'Free and Independent States' and that 'all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain - is a






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






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






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






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






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






44. Things that you own






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






46. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






47. Moving from one place to antoher






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






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






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