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






2. Similar to traditional economy and associated with subsistence agriculture






3. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






4. Idea that people give government its power through the 'just consent of the governed' as stated in the Declaration of Independence.






5. 1st 10 Amendments which guarantee individual rights






6. Having industries for the machine production of goods






7. First organizing of 13 colonies.






8. Machine that allowed text to be mass produced which allowed the spreading of ideas






9. Refers to the amount and quality of economic and industrial resources - often related to national income.






10. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






11. 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.






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






13. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






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






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






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






17. Who opposed the Constitution?






18. Separate is not equal in public Schools






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. These slow down movement/migration






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






28. Developed complex societies such as Maya and Aztec






29. Surge in scientific discovery in Europe






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






31. Government ruled by a few powerful people






32. Average income per person






33. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






34. 1st American Constitution; States had too much power.






35. The Bill of Rights were amended to the Constitution to protect what?






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






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






38. The right to vote and the exercise of that right.






39. Having to do with one's own homeland






40. Small - scale production requiring little capital.






41. 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






42. The process of creating commercial industry including heavy industry such as steel.






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






44. Enlightened thinker/inventor. Oldest delegate to Const. Convention.






45. Supporters of the Constitution. They favored a strong national government.






46. The spread of ideas - people and places to new places






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






48. He wrote the Declaration of Independence - was the 3rd president of the U.S.A. and made the Louisiana purchase






49. Prelude to the Civil War. South Carolina believed a State had the power to override the Federal (National) Government






50. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.