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Complete Social Studies TAKS Review

Prepare for the state TAKS exam with this comprehensive PowerPoint tutorial covering Exploration & Colonization, American Revolution, Government & Westward Expansion, Reform Movements, and Civil War units. Created by Mr. Ortiz.

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Complete Social Studies TAKS Review

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  1. THE HISTORY TAKS REVIEW COMPLETE POWERPOINT 2009-2010 MR. ORTIZ

  2. This power point presentation was created so you could utilize it as a tutorial in preparation for the state TAKS exam in Social Studies

  3. I would suggest that you study the units that pertain to the six weeks. • If you do this, you will stay current with the textbook and you will be prepared for your exam

  4. TABLE OF CONTENTS • EXPLORATION & COLONIZATION • AMERICAN REVOLUTION • GOVERNMENT & WESTWARD EXPANSION • WESTWARD EXPANSION, REFORM MOVEMENTS, AND CIVIL WAR Mr. Ortiz's 4th Period Class

  5. UNIT 1 EXPLORATION AND COLONIZATION Mr. Ortiz's 4th Period Class

  6. THIS PLACE… 1. • Was the 1st English attempt to colonize America • Vanished around the 1580’s • Was located in North Carolina #1

  7. ANSWER… ROANOKE ISLAND #1

  8. THIS PLACE… 2. • Was the 1st successful English settlement in America • Was established in 1607 • Is located in Virginia • Produced tobacco plants #2

  9. ANSWER… JAMESTOWN #2

  10. THIS DOCUMENT… 3. • Was a contract for self-government • Established the practice of "majority rules" #3

  11. ANSWER… THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT #3

  12. THIS DOCUMENT… 4. • Was the 1st constitution written in America • Was applied to the colony of Connecticut #4

  13. ANSWER… THE FUNDEMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT #4

  14. THIS DOCUMENT… 5. • Was the most valuable document to all Englishmen • Included "trial by jury" #5

  15. ANSWER… THE ENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS #5

  16. THIS DOCUMENT… 6. • Was the 1st document to limit powers of the king • Included "trial by jury" #6

  17. ANSWER… THE MAGNA CARTA #6

  18. THESE PEOPLE… 7. • Settled in the New England Region • Journeyed to Massachusetts • Wanted to purify the Church of England #7

  19. ANSWER… PURITANS #7

  20. THIS TIME PERIOD… 8. • Was a religious period where revival swept through the colonies • Was based on the creation of new churches #8

  21. ANSWER… THE GREAT AWAKENING #8

  22. THIS TIME PERIOD… 9. • Focused on science • Included scientists like Ben Franklin #9

  23. ANSWER… THE ENLIGHTENMENT #9

  24. THESE COLONIES… 10. • Included Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire • Focused on fishing due to bad soil • Used subsistence farming #10

  25. ANSWER… THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES #10

  26. THESE COLONIES… 11. • Included New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey • Produced cash crops as their economy • Known as the "Bread Basket" (wheat) • Had a majority of Quakers • Were based on ethnic diversity #11

  27. ANSWER… THE MIDDLE COLONIES #11

  28. THESE COLONIES… 12. • Included Maryland, Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina • Had a majority of indentured servants • Protected debtors in the colony of Georgia from Spain • Had slave trades #12

  29. ANSWER… THE SOUTHERN COLONIES #12

  30. THIS INSTITUTION… 13. • Included the Triangular Trade Route • Included the Middle Passage • Forced some African-Americans to work on Tidewater plantations • Forced some African-Americans to work in the Backcountry #13

  31. ANSWER… SLAVERY #13

  32. THIS ACT… 14. • Limited the colonies to trade with any other countries except England #14

  33. ANSWER… THE NAVIGATION ACTS #14

  34. THIS THEORY… 15. • Was economic • Stated that a state’s or nation’s power depended on its wealth #15

  35. ANSWER… MERCANTILISM #15

  36. THIS DOCUMENT… 16. • Sparked Ben Franklin’s quote "join or die“ • Was not approved • Failed to unite the colonists to fight the French #16

  37. ANSWER… THE ALBANY PLAN OF UNION #16

  38. THIS WAR… 17. • Lasted from 1757 to 1763 • Was between the French & Indians against Great Britain • Made the French lose all land claims • Helped the British gain all the land up to the Mississippi River • Formed the "Treaty of Paris" in 1763 #17

  39. ANSWER… THE FRENCH & INDIAN WAR #17

  40. THIS DOCUMENT… 18. • Prohibited expansion west of the Appalachian Mountains • Tried to save the monarch money #18

  41. ANSWER… THE PROCLAMATION OF 1763 #18

  42. THIS PERSON… 19. • Was hired to save Jamestown • Used military discipline #19

  43. ANSWER… JOHN SMITH #19

  44. THIS PERSON… 20. • Was the monarch during the colonization period #20

  45. ANSWER… JAMES I #20

  46. THIS PERSON… 21. • Conquered the Spanish Armada • Was the female monarch of England • Opened up for English colonization #21

  47. ANSWER… ELIZABETH I #21

  48. THIS PERSON… 22. • Had the idea of using tobacco as a cash crop in Jamestown • Married Pocahontas #22

  49. ANSWER… JOHN ROLFE #22

  50. THIS PERSON… 23. • Was banished from Massachusetts for her belief that God spoke to people directly #23

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