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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 amount of captial or money available to a person or a state






2. To be compeletly destroyed






3. Important; of consequence






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






5. Changing iron into steal






6. Robert Fulton






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






8. Having to do with clothing






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






10. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






11. 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






12. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






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






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






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






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






17. An agreement singed in 1620 b the Pilgrims in Playmouth - to consult each other baout laws for the colony and a promise to work together to make it succeed. Postive step towards self - rule.






18. Compliantes againsts a person or state






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






20. Eli Whitney






21. To change






22. Stressed three dnagers facing the nation. The first related to the rise of polictical parties. Written by George Washington






23. A point at which an important decision must be made






24. 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






25. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






26. 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)






27. An economy that is planned and controled by a central administration as in the former soviet Union






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






29. A term for cows - horses - and other cattle






30. Important to a certain event or topic






31. Women's rights organizer






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






33. A policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations






34. 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






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






36. When a public official (a president or Supreme Court Justice) is brought to trail for crimes committed in office






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






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






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






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






41. Cultural patterns that are widespread within a popualtion *style of clothes and hair ect

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42. To obtain or receive






43. The state of acting according to law; lawful






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






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






47. Improtant points in an event






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






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






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