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






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






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






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






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






6. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






7. 'Father of the Constitution'






8. Is a cruel and unjust government






9. To contaminate or corup






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






11. Means to improve by vote






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. Increase in the number of people who inhabit a territoy or state






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






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






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






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






23. Relationships that exsits between governments






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






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






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






27. Realting to an event






28. The state of acting according to law; lawful






29. Not allowed






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






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






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






33. Important to a certain event or topic






34. 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






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






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






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






38. 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';






39. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






40. To change






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






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






43. Having to do with clothing






44. Changing iron into steal






45. The coniditon of finances of a state or individual






46. 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






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






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






49. 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






50. Massachusetts Congressman and senator who spoke for the Norhta nd the preservation of the Union