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TAKS 10th Grade World History

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1. 1st Representative government assembly in the colonies (1619)






2. Surge in scientific discovery in Europe






3. Millions of Africans were enslaved and transported across the Atlantic Ocean to work on plantations in the Americas and Caribbean region






4. Pride in ones country






5. Commander of the Continental Army and 1st President.






6. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






7. 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






8. Artificial waterway for navigation - irrigation






9. Government process of charging a fee on goods - products - people and/or activities






10. Government where the religious leader run the government






11. Extreme hunger and scarcity of food






12. Routes of human movement from one area into another.






13. Leader of the Continental Army during the Revolution; 1st President of the U.S.






14. Gothic Architecture used to show religious spirit during the Middle Ages






15. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






16. Restrictions on the powers the government has like states cannot create money






17. Guaranteed/protected basic rights of the English citizens and foundation for US Bill of Rights






18. Similar to traditional economy and associated with subsistence agriculture






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






20. Europe would not interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere






21. Limited the power of the King in 1215






22. Wrote the Declaration of Independence; colonial leader - 3rd President.






23. Supreme Court upheld segregation - 'Separate but equal.'






24. Prohibits the use of race or previous condition of slavery as a barrier to voting. Applied to male citizens over the age of 21.






25. England's overthrow of the monarchy and establishment of a constitutional monarchy (representative government)






26. Year that the first 10 amendments to the Constitution were made which protected the rights of individuals from abuses of the national government






27. The rights guaranteed to individual citizens by the Bill of Rights.






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






29. A written plan of government for the colonies created a weak league of 13 nearly independent states in 1777. The 1st Constitution of the U.S.






30. Supreme Court can decide if a law violates the Constitution






31. 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.






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






33. A narrow body of water linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman causing a choke point.






34. Beginning of self - government by Colonists.






35. Chinese invention that helped make sea travel across the Atlantic Ocean possible






36. All things that surround us.






37. Beginning of mass production - interchangeable parts.






38. Articles published to get support for the Constitution.






39. Belief in many gods






40. The idea that governments are created by the consent of the governed and that the power of government is limited by rule of law.






41. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.






42. Government where people elect others to speak and act on their behalf.






43. Separate is not equal in public Schools






44. Tax on imports and exports.






45. Sent to Britain (George III) with the grievances the Colonist had with England and why they were going to become their own Nation






46. Movement that began to correct problem in the Roman Catholic Church. It caused a split and the development of Protestant Churches






47. Growing crops for the commercial sale and distribution to domestic and international buyers.






48. Member of a country.






49. Organization of government whichinto three branches - legislative - executive and judicial; proposed by Montesquieu






50. Period in Europe that began after the fall of the Roman Empire Characterized by feudalism - Roman Catholic Church was the unifier of the age with more power than Kings/Lords







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