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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. Citizens individually choose their representatives in a legislature






2. To obtain or receive






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






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






5. The prodcution for sale - of goods at home






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






7. To contaminate or corup






8. Former slave who became the best know black abolitionsit in the country 'north star'






9. Living in a country






10. Robert Fulton






11. Having to do with clothing






12. 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






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






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






15. 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


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






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






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






19. Important to a certain event or topic






20. 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






21. Thsoe rights reserved speifically for the state and not given to the federal government


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






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






24. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






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






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


27. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






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






29. Relationships that exsits between governments






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






31. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607






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






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






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






35. 'Father of the Constitution'






36. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. By the north in 1863 effectively split the Confederacy in two and gave control of the Mississippe River to the Union






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






46. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery






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






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






49. Usually good or services sent out of one's country or are to be consumed by antoher






50. Important; of consequence