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TAKS 10th Grade World History

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1. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






2. A document outlining principles of self - government for colonists. (1620)






3. Prelude to the Civil War. South Carolina believed a State had the power to override the Federal (National) Government






4. Articles published to get support for the Constitution.






5. Officially ended the American Revolution






6. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






7. Beginning of self - government by Colonists.






8. Water way through Panama that shortens the distance by water from East coast of the US to the West Coast






9. Each branch of government has a way to restrict/check the actions of the other 2 branches






10. Trade route that went from China to the Middle East and into Europe - called the Silk Road b/c of the Silk only coming from China






11. A government that elects its leaders






12. King/queen who has unlimited power






13. Declaration of Independence signed on July 4th of this year in Philadelphia by delegated of the Second Continental Congress.






14. A form of government that controls every aspect of public and private life. EX: Hitler in Germany






15. To cut off supplies; a military and economic tool used to force a nation or area to suffer shortages and to give up fighting.






16. Term used to describe the division between Western (democratic) Europe and Eastern (communist) Europe






17. Early river valley civilization located in modern day Iraq on the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers






18. Banned slavery throughout the nation.






19. Began when South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union if the federal gov't tried to collect tariffs duties in their state.






20. When was the U.S. Constitution written and ratified?






21. Having to do with one's own homeland






22. Mountains - deserts and oceans






23. Small - scale production requiring little capital.






24. Upheld the idea of separated but equal






25. Lincoln frees slaves in the states of rebellion.






26. 1st American Constitution; States had too much power.






27. Movement of people from on country or location to another






28. The land south of the Sahara Desert in Africa that includes some of the world's richest mineral deposits and fertile land.






29. Rules established by Pilgrims for how to organize self - government at Plymouth






30. This is also referred to as a city






31. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






32. Member of a country.






33. The process of creating commercial industry including heavy industry such as steel.






34. First representative assembly in American






35. Slanted coverage or one - sided information about an event; prejudiced information.






36. Supporters of the Constitution. They favored a strong national government.






37. Leader of Great Britain in WWII who coined the phrase Iron Curtain






38. Congress enacted this law to give President Jackson the authority to use the army and navy if necessary to enforce the tariff law of 1828.






39. Mass production of food






40. Basic economy that was used in early farming and hunting and gathering societies






41. Machine that allowed text to be mass produced which allowed the spreading of ideas






42. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.






43. Enlightened thinker/inventor. Oldest delegate to Const. Convention.






44. Life - Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness same as natural or individual rights






45. Modern Constitution






46. An original document - artifact - picture - journal - cartoon from the period in which an event occurred or a record from a person who participated in the event.






47. Division of power between the national (federal) and state governments - ex.: national gov't coins money and the state gov't cannot






48. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.






49. Spread of ideas - technology - religion - language and other cultural practices over time and space.






50. Statistical data of a population like - GDP per capita - Life Expectance - Literacy Rate - Infant mortality - ethnicity - religion etc







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