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






2. Eli Whitney






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






4. Leader of the Federalist - first Treasurer of the US creator of the Bank of the U.S. killed in a duel by the Vice President of the US Aaron Burr






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






6. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






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






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






10. 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






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






12. Next to or beside






13. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






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






15. Is a cruel and unjust government






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






17. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






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






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






20. Compliantes againsts a person or state






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






22. The taking of supplies - forces - money - etc. - from a given soruce - also the act of mkaing military service mandatory for certain persons






23. The idea of a state declaring a federal law illegal






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






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






26. A economy where enough is grown hunted and crafted to provide for the basic needs of the people






27. Established a system of setting up governments in the western territories so they could eventually join the UNion. its consitution had to provide for a representative governemnt and ithad to prohibit slavery






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






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






30. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






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






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






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






34. To withdraw or pull away






35. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






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






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






38. Widespread hunger within a given region






39. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






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






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






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

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43. 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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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