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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

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






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






3. Next to or beside






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






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






6. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






7. Robert Fulton






8. 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






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






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






11. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






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






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






14. The right to vote






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






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






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






18. Established a system of setting up governments in the western territories so they could eventually join the UNion. its consitution had to provide for a representative governemnt and ithad to prohibit slavery






19. Moving from one place to antoher






20. Women's rights organizer






21. Widespread hunger within a given region






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






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






24. Is a cruel and unjust government






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






26. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






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






28. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






29. To change






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






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






32. Things that you own






33. 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






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






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






36. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






37. Form of government that is run for an by the people - giving people the supreme power






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






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






40. 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






41. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






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






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






44. General of the confederate army






45. The 1803 Court decision that gave the Supreme Court the right to determine whether a law violates the Constituion it set up the principle of Judical Review






46. Not allowed






47. 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






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






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






50. To be compeletly destroyed