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






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






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






4. Moving from one place to antoher






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






6. General of the confederate army






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






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






9. An alteration of a addiation to a motion - bill - constution






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






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






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






13. The toal national income divided by the number of people in the nation






14. 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






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






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






17. To deprive (something) of value or effectiveness to make void






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






19. States that powers not gien to the federal government belong to the states






20. Led to the Boston Tea Party






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






22. The offense of acting to overthrow one's government






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






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






25. 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






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






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






28. The desire for goods and services by thoe who have the financial reserves to acqurie them (the amount of sutomers that want to buy something)






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






30. When power is given to the people of the state to choose their governmnet






31. 'Father of the Constitution'






32. Is the first ten amednments of the Constituion and detail the protection of individual liberties






33. Living in a country






34. Widespread hunger within a given region






35. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






36. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






37. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






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






39. Those advances in science or medicine that adaacnes the knowledge of a state or individual






40. Compliantes againsts a person or state






41. Next to or beside






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






50. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive