1. 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. Separation of Powers 21. Separation of Powers: system in which each branch of government has its own powers. Judicial Executive Legislative Interprets Laws Executes Laws Makes Laws

2. YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. 22. means to approve by vote. Ratify Great. Now that we have all signed the Constitution, will the states vote for it? Sweet! Now the Constitution is RATIFIED!

3. 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. 3/4 23. Amend means to change. As in amend the Constitution so it works better. Amendment = change to the Constitution Amend I can amend the Amendments! amend 2/3 Amendment

4. 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. 24. The Bill of Rights - 1st ten amendments to the Constitution --designed to protect our individual liberties. Bill of Rights

5. 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. 25. The First Amendment Protects the freedom of… Religion Assembly Press Petition Speech

6. 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. 2nd Amendment 26. The 2nd Amen – “A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” I have the right to bear arms! Grrrr! I sure wish I had a gun!

7. 3rd Amendment 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. 27. The 3rd Amendment - "No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law." 3rd Amendment This place looks great!! I think I’ll move in.

8. 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. 28. 13th Amendment “Slavery …shall (not) exist within the United States..” 13th Amendment

9. 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. 29. The 14th Amendment – Defined the right of citizenship & ended the 3/5 compromise. 14th Amendment Section 1. “All persons…are citizens of the United States... No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens… nor… deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny… the equal protection of the laws.” Section 2. “Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed…”

10. 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. 30. The 15th Amendment – “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged … on account of race” 15th Amendment I’m free, I have the rights of all citizens (14th amend), and I get to vote? YAY!! Sadly, many southern states would find ways to prevent African- Americans from voting.

11. 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. 31. The 19th Amendment – “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied … on account of sex.” 19th Amendment 1920 1920 Hey Susan B. Anthony, I am suffering ‘cause I can’t vote. Suffrage will cure your suffering, Elizabeth Cady Stanton!

12. 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. 32. Federalists were supporters of the Constitution who favored a strong national government. Federalists This rocks! Now we have a strong national government!

13. 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. Anti-Federalists 33. Anti-federalists were people opposed to the Constitution, preferring more power be given to the state governments than to the national government. Hi Hi I wish someone would pay me in gum…

14. 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. 34. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, became the 3rd President of the United States and purchased the Louisiana territory, doubling the size of the United States. Thomas Jefferson

15. Lemonade: $5.00 Cat Urine: $5.00 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. 35. Free Enterprise is an economic system where citizens are free to choose how to make a living. Free Enterprise So thirsty… What to choose?

16. 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. Industrial Revolution 36. Industrial Revolution: industry changed from the production of goods at home (cottage industry) to factory production using powered machinery. Boott Mill, Lowell Mass.

17. Andrew Jackson 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. Your Bank bill bites, Congress! Now you must get vetoed and thumped by Old Hickory! was a self-made man & founder of the modern Democratic Party. He was responsible for the Trail of Tears and he supported the Union during the Nullification Crisis Insult my beloved Rachel and I’ll thump your skull. I will hold the Union together, so shut your trap & pay the tariff SC!

18. The United States Cherokee Choctaw Chickasaw Creek 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. 38. Trail of Tearsforced the Indians in the southeastern U.S. to move west of the Mississippi River. Trail of Tears:

21. 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. abolitionist 41. An abolitionist was a person who wanted to end slavery in the United States. Abolish - to get rid of. Harriet Tubman helped over 300 slaves to freedom in the Norththrough the Underground Railroad. William Lloyd GarrisonOutspoken white abolitionist Founded The Liberator, an anti-slavery magazine, in 1831.

22. 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. Jefferson Davis 42. Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War. I want to be president…

23. 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. 43. Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the United States (Union); served during the Civil War Abraham Lincoln Thank you and stuff. Has anyone seen my stovepipe hat?

24. 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. Ulysses S Grant 44. Ulysses S. Grant was the General of the Union Army and accepted Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, ending the Civil War. “No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.”

25. 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. 45. Robert E. Lee was the General of the Confederate Army. His defeat at Gettysburg would be a turning point in the Civil War Robert E. Lee Whiskey - I like it, I always did, and that is the reason I never use it. Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or keep one.

26. Edmund Ruffin 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. 46. The first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter- Charleston, South Carolina. Fort Sumter Pierre Teutante Beauregard Robert Anderson

27. 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. Battle of Gettysburg 47. The Battle of Gettysburg, July1-3,1863, was the turning point in the Civil War where Lee’s army is defeated. Hey, baby. Wanna check out my severed leg? Dan Sickles

28. 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. 48. The Gettysburg Address - speech given by Lincoln dedicating a cemetery for soldiers who died at the Battle of Gettysburg. It is considered to be a profound statement of American ideals. Gettysburg Address

29. 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. Appomattox Court House 49. Appomattox Court House, Virginia is where Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate Army to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War. Surrender, for your own safety! Never give up; never surrender!

30. 10th grade Social Studies TAKS ReviewThe 50 50 facts about U.S. History that will help you ace the SS TAKS test. 50. Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, setting all slaves in the Confederate states free. Emancipation Proclamation

31. History Rocks!!