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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To be compeletly destroyed






2. When power is given to the people of the state to choose their governmnet






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






4. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






5. John Deere






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






7. Living in a city






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Is a cruel and unjust government






17. Samuel Morse






18. To withdraw or pull away






19. A sudden increase in the birthrate of an area or state






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






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






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






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






24. 16th president of the USA who sucessfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days later after the Civil war ended






25. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






26. 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






27. The total market value of all the goods and services produced within the borders of a ntaion during a specificed period






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






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

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






31. Fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina






32. Governmnet in which one perosn has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others






33. A system in which each branch of government has its own powers






34. Important; of consequence






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






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. 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






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






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






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






41. Improtant points in an event






42. Moving from one place to antoher






43. Is the right of the Supreme Court to judge laws passd by COngress and determine wheaterh they are consitutial or not






44. 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






45. 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






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






47. 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






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






49. The right to vote






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