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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. Leader of the women's suffrage movement.






2. King of Great Britain during American Revolution






3. Refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. After she was jailed - the Montgomery bus boycott was organized.






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






5. Cowboys drove herds of cattle along trails to be shipped to the East by railroad.






6. No double jeopardy - do not have to testify against yourself.






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






8. 1860 - 1865






9. Founding father - politician - scientist






10. A U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union and the pilot - Francis Gary Powers - was captured.






11. President 1961-63






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






13. Separation by race.






14. New York political machine boss.

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15. 1869 - it helped connect the West and East coasts.






16. Opposing side's attack from the ditches instead of an open battlefield.






17. Civil Rights leader from 1950's -1960's. Assassinated in 1968.






18. No unlawful search and seizure.






19. President 1963-68






20. Progressive president chosen as successor to Teddy Roosevelt.






21. Volunteer calvary unit led by Teddy Roosevelt that gained fame at the battle of San Juan Hill.






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






23. Teacher was charged with violating laws prohibiting the teaching of evolution in Tennessee schools.






24. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Formed to defend Europe against Soviet Union.






25. Gave 18 year - olds the right to vote - largely due to the draft.






26. 1944 invasion of Europe. (D- Day)






27. Sets a term limit for the President






28. First form of government established by the 13 states.






29. Makes sure no branch of the government becomes too powerful.






30. Economy in which economic decisions (supply - prices - etc.) are made by the government rather than by market forces.






31. Abolished the poll tax.






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






33. The idea that government should not interfere with business practices.






34. President during Great Depression & WW II. 1933 - 1945






35. Law that provided 160 acres to anyone who was willing to settle land in the West.






36. Failed invasion of Cuba planned by the US government






37. Trial by jury.






38. Repealed the 18th amendment and ends Prohibition






39. President 1980-88.






40. FDR's program for fighting the Great Depression.






41. News that exaggerates the truth in order to sell more newspapers.






42. Area of the Great Plains where heavy droughts had dried up the farmland.






43. Early African - American leader - believed African - Americans should achieve economic independence before social equality.






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






45. Works Progress Administration. New Deal work program during Depression.






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






47. 1914 - 1918






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






49. The period from the end of WW II through the mid -1960's marked by unusually high birth rates.






50. The belief that America had the God - given right and duty to expand across the continent