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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Material before being processed or manufactured into a final form (oil - iron)






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






3. South carolina congressman and senator who spoke for the south before and during the Civil War






4. A government ruled by a subject to religiouc authority






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






6. John Deere






7. Samuel Morse






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






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






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






11. Published the Liberator; abolished Slavery






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






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






14. The state of acting according to law; lawful






15. War between the Union and Confederacy from 1861-1865






16. To be compeletly destroyed






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Was the first site of the first battle of the Amercian Revolution






24. Relationships that exsits between governments






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






26. Original records of an event - they incldue eyewitness reports created at the time of an event speeches - and letters by people involved in the event - photographs and artifacts






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






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






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






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






31. Forbidden colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Moutians






32. Is a tax on goods brought into a country






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


34. 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






35. Congres shall make no law restricing freddom of speech - religion - press assembly and petition






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






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






38. To deprive (something) of value or effectiveness to make void






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






40. 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






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






42. The Supreme Court decision that rulled that the consitution gave contorl of interstate comerce to the U.S. congress not the individual states trhough whih a route passed






43. The amount of wokers available to perform the tasks necessary for a society to function






44. Things that you own






45. Means to improve by vote






46. 'Father of the Constitution'






47. Claims agaisnt a person or a state usually negitive






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






49. 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






50. The first permanent English settlement was founded in 1607