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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Is the refusal to obey a government laws or law as a means of passive resistance becasue of one's moral convicition of belief






2. The taking of supplies - forces - money - etc. - from a given soruce - also the act of mkaing military service mandatory for certain persons






3. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






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






5. The 'great charter' of Enlgish liberties - forced form King John by the English barons - June 15 - 1215






6. South carolina congressman and senator who spoke for the south before and during the Civil War






7. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






8. 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






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






10. Having to do with clothing






11. Important to a certain event or topic






12. 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






13. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






14. A state of great comotion - confusion - of disturbance






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






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






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






18. 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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19. Leader of the Federalist - first Treasurer of the US creator of the Bank of the U.S. killed in a duel by the Vice President of the US Aaron Burr






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






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






22. Changing iron into steal






23. Realting to an event






24. Objects used to obtain goods and services - usually coins or bills






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Partainingto or of the nature of a union of states under a central govermnet distinct from the indivdual govermnets of the separate staets






32. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






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






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






35. The state of acting according to law; lawful






36. 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.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






44. 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






45. Having to do with business






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






47. To contaminate or corup






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






49. Abolished slavery






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