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






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






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






4. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






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






6. To contaminate or corup






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






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






9. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






10. Samuel Morse






11. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






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

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13. 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






14. 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






15. Abolished slavery






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






17. Changing iron into steal






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






19. 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






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






21. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






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






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






24. Is a cruel and unjust government






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






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






27. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






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






29. Led to the Boston Tea Party






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






37. Moving from one place to antoher






38. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






39. Short speech given by Abrahman Lincoln to dedicate a cemetry for soliders who died at the Battle of Gettysburg. It is considered a profound statement of American ideals. Four score and seven years ago - our fathers....and that governemtn of the peopl






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






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






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






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






44. To be compeletly destroyed






45. Improtant points in an event






46. 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






47. Compliantes againsts a person or state






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






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






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