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






2. He was commander of the Continental Army - defeated Cornwallis at the Battle Yorktown - and 1st president of the U.S. A.






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






4. Having to do with one's own homeland






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






6. Developed complex societies such as Maya and Aztec






7. U.S. Constitution written by delegates to the Constitutional Convention to revise the Articles of Confederation and decided to draft a new plan of government for the U.S.






8. Goods sold to buyers outside the country.






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






10. Use indicators such as income - education - birth rate/death rate - $ spent on food - population density - and so on to determine quality of life.






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






12. The form of government where people elect representatives the create and enforce laws






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






14. First representative assembly in American






15. Banned slavery throughout the nation.






16. 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.






17. Up and down - vertical lines on a map






18. 1st 10 Amendments which guarantee individual rights






19. Who opposed the Constitution?






20. Relating to the city - of or in a city.






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






22. 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.






23. Beginning of mass production - interchangeable parts.






24. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






25. First organizing of 13 colonies.






26. Europeans explored and conquered much of the world. Goal was to find trade route to Asia






27. King/queen who has unlimited power






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






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






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






31. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






32. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






33. US first plan of government that failed because of the weak central (national) government






34. Statement made by Abraham Lincoln which essentially freed the slaves






35. A government that elects its leaders






36. Tax on imports and exports.






37. Strong nations seek to dominate other countries (territories) politically - economically - or socially






38. Complaints






39. The law- making assembly in Great Britain and other parliamentary democracies.






40. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






41. People in a society that are willing and able to work






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






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






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






45. Mass production of food






46. Life - Liberty - property or Life - Liberty - the Pursuit of Happiness






47. Power of the President to reject a bill passed by Congress.






48. Actions or laws contrary to the Constitution as determined by the courts.






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






50. The idea that government is controlled by the people who hold power and elect representatives - giving those representatives power to make and enforce laws.