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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A formal expression of opinion or intention made - usually after voting by a formal organization - a legislature - a club or another group






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






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






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






5. 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






6. Samuel Morse






7. 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






8. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






16. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






17. Compliantes againsts a person or state






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Realting to an event






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






27. Changing iron into steal






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






29. 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';






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






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






32. 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






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






34. Moving from one place to antoher






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






36. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






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






38. Living in a country






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






40. Led to the Boston Tea Party






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






42. To contaminate or corup






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






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






45. Is a cruel and unjust government






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






47. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






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






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