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






2. The constitutional amendment designed to protect individuals accused of crimes. It includes the right to counsel - the right to confront witnesses - and the right to a speedy and public trial.






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






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






5. Living in a country






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






8. Changing iron into steal






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






10. Next to or beside






11. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






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






13. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. To obtain or receive






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






24. Realting to an event






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






31. Abolished slavery






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






33. Gernal of the Union Army and was responsible for winning the Civil War for the north






34. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






35. Important to a certain event or topic






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






37. Widespread hunger within a given region






38. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






39. 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






40. Farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields - Cyrus Mccormick






41. To withdraw or pull away






42. Sharing the power between the states and the national government






43. Resprenting a wide range of things like ethnicites - genders and ideals






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






45. Improtant points in an event






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






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






48. 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';






49. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






50. John Deere