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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






2. 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






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






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






5. King of England during the American Revolution - taxed the colines refused the Olive Branch Petition leading to the final break with the colonies






6. A succesful - floursihing or thriving condition






7. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






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






9. Eli Whitney






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






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






13. Abolished slavery






14. 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.






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






16. An economy that operates by voluntary echange in a free market and is not planned or contorlled by a central aauthority; a capitalisc economy






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






18. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






19. To contaminate or corup






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






21. Led to the Boston Tea Party






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






23. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






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






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






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






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






28. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






29. A formal expression of opinion or intention made - usually after voting by a formal organization - a legislature - a club or another group






30. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Is the first ten amednments of the Constituion and detail the protection of individual liberties






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






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






41. Widespread hunger within a given region






42. Having to do with business






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






44. Next to or beside






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






46. Compliantes againsts a person or state






47. To promote or improve the growth of (a plant - crop - etc.) by labor and attention






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






49. Having to do with clothing






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







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