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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The production of goods in a factory through the use of machines and a large number of workers






2. Growing crops just to support a family and not have any extra for sale.






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






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






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






6. Involving other countries






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






8. Union vs. Confederacy. Jefferson Davis is President of the South; Lincoln of the North






9. Small - scale production requiring little capital.






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






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






12. To officially approve.






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






14. Part of the Legislative Branch whose job is to makes the Laws






15. Greek reformer who wrote a harch law code






16. Gives citizenship rights to all people born of naturalized in the U.S. It states that citizens will have equal protection under the law.






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






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






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






20. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






21. Modern Constitution






22. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






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






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






25. King of England during the American Revolution.






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






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






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






29. People who settle and live in a colony






30. Water way through Egypt that connect the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea






31. Limited the power of the King in 1215






32. Up and down - vertical lines on a map






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






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






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






36. Developed complex societies such as the Inca






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






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






39. Surge in scientific discovery in Europe






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






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






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






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






44. Pardon for sin. Martin Luther questioned the churches authority to pardon sin and especially the idea that you could buy the pardon






45. 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






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






47. Exchange of goods and services.






48. These slow down movement/migration






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






50. Developed complex societies such as Maya and Aztec