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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Living in a city






2. Samuel Morse






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






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






5. Widespread hunger within a given region






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






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






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






9. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






10. 'Father of the Constitution'






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






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






13. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






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






15. 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)






16. 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.






17. General of the confederate army






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






19. To withdraw or pull away






20. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






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






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






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






24. Is a cruel and unjust government






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






26. The idea of a state declaring a federal law illegal






27. Member of the sons of liberty who started the committee of correspondcne to stir public support for american indepdnece






28. Women's rights organizer






29. To contaminate or corup






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






31. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






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






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






34. Robert Fulton






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






36. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






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






38. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






39. A person who exercises authority; cheif officer; leader






40. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






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






42. Led to the Boston Tea Party






43. 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.'






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






45. Realting to an event






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






47. Eli Whitney






48. The principle or system of vesiting in separte branches the excuitve - legislatvie - and judical powers of a government






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






50. Important; of consequence