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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. Passionate patriot who became fomous for his fiery speeches in favor of American Independence his most famous quote included the worlds 'give me liberty or give me Death.'






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






3. A type of government in which its functions and powers are prescribed - limited - and restricted by law






4. Living in a city






5. Important to a certain event or topic






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






7. Guarantees citizenship and righst to all poeple born or antrualized in the US






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






9. Member of the sons of liberty who started the committee of correspondcne to stir public support for american indepdnece






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






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






12. 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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13. The amount of captial or money available to a person or a state






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






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






16. To contaminate or corup






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






18. Deleting parts of publication or correspondence or thertrical performances deemed harmful to an individual or party






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






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






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






22. 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';






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






24. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






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






26. Is a cruel and unjust government






27. Relationships that exsits between governments






28. Series of essays written by James Madison - John Jay - Alexander Hamilton - defending the Consituion and the principles on which the government of the United States was founded






29. A course - way - or road for apssage or travel






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






31. Led to the Boston Tea Party






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






33. Means to improve by vote






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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)






45. Not allowed






46. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






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






48. Having to do with clothing






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






50. Robert Fulton