Flashcards: TAKS Review
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kevinalanrasco on March 30, 2011
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Grade 10 TAKS review.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 1776 | The year the Declaration of Independence was written. |
| 1787 | The year the Constitution was written. |
| Articles of Confederation | The first plan for a new U.S. government. |
| Constitution | The supreme law of the United States. |
| Thomas Jefferson | Writer of the Declaration of Independence. |
| George Washington | President of the Constitutional Convention. |
| Unalienable Rights | Something that cannot be taken away from you. |
| Social Contract | An agreement between the people and the government where both have rights and responsibilities. |
| Declaration of Independence | Explained the reasons for breaking away from Great Britain. |
| Federalists | Wanted to replace the Articles of Confederation with a new Constitution. |
| Anti-Federalists | Wanted to keep the Articles of Confederation because they feared a powerful new government. |