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TAKS 10th Grade World History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. First representative assembly in American






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






3. Temples in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






4. The concept that political power rests with the people who create and can alter or abolish government.






5. Pride in ones country






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






7. Proposed the ideas of natural rights - life liberty - property






8. Disease brought to Europe from the Mongols during the Middle Ages. It killed 1/3 of the population and helps end Feudalism






9. Martin Luther's ideas that he posted on the chuch door at Wittenburg which questioned the Roman Catholic Church. This act began the Reformation






10. Similar to traditional economy and associated with subsistence agriculture






11. President of the United States during the Civil War






12. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.






13. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






14. Citizens vote for representatives who make and enforce the laws. US form of government






15. Surge in scientific discovery in Europe






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






17. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.






18. Meeting to revise the Articles of Confederation resulting in a new form of Government. Great Compromise.






19. Declares slavery illegal in the United States.






20. Exchange of goods and ideas (commerce) between the new nations and different parts of the world expanded






21. 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.






22. An economic system in which all means of production are owned by the people - private property does not exist - and all goods and services are shared equally






23. Opposed to the Constitution because it gave too much power to the national government and not enough to the states. They also wanted individual rights protected






24. Articles published to get support for the Constitution.






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






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






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






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






29. Making goods out of the home






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






31. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






32. An economic system based on private ownership and on the investment of money in business ventures in order to make a profit (money)






33. Power is divided between the state government and the federal government with some powers shared.






34. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






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






36. Food - clothing - shelter (water is food)






37. Up and down - vertical lines on a map






38. Gave citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the U.S.






39. Colonies separate from England... 'unalienable rights'






40. Limited the power of the King in 1215






41. Invented by Eli Whitney it removed the seeds from cotton quicker than by hand which helped increase production






42. First organizing of 13 colonies.






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






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






45. Percent of people in a country that can read and write






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






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






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






49. An official change to a law or document of government.






50. Having just enough food to survive with very little left over