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TAKS 11th Grade Us History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The exchange of crops - animals - and disease and ideas of different cultures after Europeans landed in the Americas






2. The first African - American woman elected to the U.S House of Representatives.






3. Revolutionary era British pampleteer. Wrote Common Sense.






4. US warship blown up in Havana Harbor off the coast of Cuba. The Spanish were blamed and war was declared.






5. Mississippi civil rights activist. Assasinated by KKK member.






6. President 1968 - 74. Resigned after Watergate






7. Dec.7 - 1941 - Japanese attack on US naval base at Pearl Harbor. U.S. enters the war as a result.






8. Example of corruption during Warren G. Harding's Presidency






9. Defended John Scopes during the Scopes Trial. He argued that evolution should be taught in schools.






10. Used to fence in land on the Great Plains - eventually leading to the end of the open frontier.






11. Anarchists and Italian immigrants accused of murder. Sentenced to death.






12. New York political machine boss.

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13. Securities & Exchange Commission - regulates stock market. Created during Depression.






14. Early rock n ' roll performer






15. The mass migration of African - Americans to Northern cities from 1910 through both World Wars.






16. US operation that flew food and supplies into West Berlin after the Soviet Union set up a blockade in 1948.






17. Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WW I






18. Soviet leader during 1950's - 60's






19. Auto manufacturer who created the Model T and began to mass - produce the auto






20. A standoff between the Us and the Soviet Union when it was discovered that the Soviets had installed missiles pointed at the Us.






21. Ruled courts are required to provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants unable to afford attorneys.






22. Made segregation illegal in public schools.






23. JFK's brother and attorney general. Assassinated 1968






24. Rights reserved to the people.






25. 1898 war with Spain. Acquired Spanish colonies in Caribbean and Pacific.






26. American feminist icon - journalist - and social and political activist.






27. Progressive - era journalists sought to bring about reform.






28. Established the federal income tax.






29. (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) - Insurance for people's bank accounts.






30. Freedom of speech - religion and press;






31. Power is shared between the states and national government.






32. Abraham Lincoln freed all slaves in the Confederate states.






33. Ruled that state legislature districts had to be roughly equal in population.






34. President 1963-68






35. Laws that maintained segregation by preventing African Americans from voting.






36. Competition between European countries to create empires.






37. US General in Europe during WWII. He was in charge of the Invasion of Normandy (D- Day). Cold War President






38. First president of the US. General in Revolutionary War.






39. Sets a term limit for the President






40. American pilot who made the first non - stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.






41. Ruling bared quota systems in college admissions but affirms the constitutionality of affirmative action






42. No unlawful search and seizure.






43. Growth of cities. Large range of urban problems including sanitation - transportation - and crowded living conditions.






44. Made discrimination based on race - religion or national origin in public places.






45. Divides the powers of government into 3 branches: legislative - executive - judicial






46. Author of the Declaration of Independence and 3rd President of the United States.






47. Progressive president who served during WW I.






48. Alternate term for 1920's.






49. Reform movement that banned the sale and consumption of alcohol. It also increased organized crime.






50. Period of African - American cultural creativity in Music - art - literature during the 1920's