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TAKS 10th Grade World History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The idea that government is controlled by the people who hold power and elect representatives - giving those representatives power to make and enforce laws.






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






3. Exchange of goods and services.






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






5. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






6. The production of goods in a factory through the use of machines and a large number of workers






7. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






8. Tax on imports and exports.






9. Technology used by early farmers to get water to the crops






10. American Civil War fought over the issues of slavery - states' rights - and economic and sectional differences between the North and the South.






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






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






13. To officially approve.






14. These slow down movement/migration






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






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






17. Issue of the Civil War. South believed the States had more power than the Federal Government






18. Use of scientific method to find out how the world worked.






19. U.S. was divided over the issues of states rights and slavery






20. Artificial waterway for navigation - irrigation






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






22. 1st 10 Amendments which guarantee individual rights






23. Gave voting rights to all males over 21 regardless of race.






24. Christian warriors sent to regain the Holy Land (Jerusalem) from the Muslims that controlled






25. He created the first assembly line used for manufacturing of automobiles






26. Quality of life - such as housing - health - education






27. Signed in England - this document provided limits to the power of the king.






28. Split in the church






29. Guaranteed English Citizens certain rights and stated that elections for Parliament were to be held often.






30. Type of government where - through law - some control is placed on leadership's power such as a democracy.






31. Proposed that a government should have 3 branches






32. Freed slaves in the seceded states of rebellion.






33. Average income per person






34. 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.






35. Beginning of mass production - interchangeable parts.






36. Law code signed by King John of England that limited his power and was the first time for limited government






37. The System in the U.S. and other free market economies. It includes economic choice - competition - profit motive - and limited government regulation of the economy.






38. Involving other countries






39. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






40. Developed complex societies such as the Inca






41. Declares slavery illegal in the United States.






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






43. Government where the religious leader run the government






44. A series of essays written to support ratification of the Constitution.






45. The idea that the power of government is divided into three branches of gov't.






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






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






48. Emporer of the Byzantine Empire who wrote a law code






49. One of the 1st written Constitutions of the Colonies. (1639)






50. A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water