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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
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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. Objects used to obtain goods and services - usually coins or bills






3. 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)






4. Having to do with clothing






5. Thsoe rights reserved speifically for the state and not given to the federal government

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6. Moving from one place to antoher






7. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






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






9. Important; of consequence






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






11. 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






12. To withdraw or pull away






13. John Deere






14. Eli Whitney






15. The measure of ability to accomplish a job with a minimum exenditure of time and effort






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






17. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






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






19. Next to or beside






20. The delivery or giving out of an item or items to the intended recipients






21. Administration charcterized by exessive red tape (steps to you have to go throuh to get a destired result) and rountine






22. Changing iron into steal






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






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






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






26. A grade or level of subistence and comfort in everday life enjoyed by a community - class - or individual






27. Compliantes againsts a person or state






28. Congres shall make no law restricing freddom of speech - religion - press assembly and petition






29. Having to do with business






30. 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






31. 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






32. Led to the Boston Tea Party






33. Abolished slavery






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






35. To obtain or receive






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






37. 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';






38. 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






39. An alteration of a addiation to a motion - bill - constution






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






41. The right to vote






42. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






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






44. 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






45. Wrote the declaration of indpendence - became the 3rd presidnet of the US and purchased the Louisana territory






46. 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






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






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






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






50. War between the Union and Confederacy from 1861-1865







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