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






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






3. Women's rights organizer






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






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






6. Powerfuly Knetucky congressmn senator who propoosed the American system and the Compromise of 1850






7. General of the confederate army






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






9. 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






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






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






12. 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






13. Things that you own






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






15. Material before being processed or manufactured into a final form (oil - iron)






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






17. The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal goverment regulations






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






19. Not allowed






20. An act of the Second Continental Congress - adopted on July 4 - 1776 - which declared that the Thirteen Colonies in North America were 'Free and Independent States' and that 'all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain - is a






21. 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






22. Inventor - stateman - diplomat - signer of the declaration of independence and delegate to constituatl convention.






23. Samuel Morse






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






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






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






27. Was the president of the confederacy during the Civil War






28. John Deere






29. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The amount of births ina country druing a specific period






38. Abolished slavery






39. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






40. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






41. To withdraw or pull away






42. Widespread hunger within a given region






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






44. A sudden increase in the birthrate of an area or state






45. Led to the Boston Tea Party






46. 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






47. Wre people who opposed to the constituion preferring more power to be given to the state governments than to the national government






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






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






50. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery