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TAKS 10th Grade Social Studies

Subjects : taks, humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The providing or supplying of something - esp. food or other necessities - in law providing for a specific circumstances or event.






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






3. 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






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






5. King of England during the American Revolution - taxed the colines refused the Olive Branch Petition leading to the final break with the colonies






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






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






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






9. Fired at Lexington Massachusetts in April 1775






10. Eli Whitney






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






12. Powerfuly Knetucky congressmn senator who propoosed the American system and the Compromise of 1850






13. 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






14. Moving from one place to antoher






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






16. 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)






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






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






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






20. Living in a country






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






27. General of the confederate army






28. Compliantes againsts a person or state






29. Realting to an event






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






31. Next to or beside






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






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






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






35. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. The Supreme Court decision that said saves were property and not citizens






44. Unable to move or with limited space and operate






45. Changing iron into steal






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

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






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






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






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