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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. 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






2. Tax on imports and exports.






3. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






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






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






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






7. The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution.






8. Rulers power is limited by law - Great Britain's current form of government since Glorious Revolution






9. 1st written constitution






10. Growing crops for the commercial sale and distribution to domestic and international buyers.






11. King of England during the American Revolution.






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






13. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






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






15. These slow down movement/migration






16. Belief in many gods






17. Member of a country.






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






19. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






20. First representative assembly in American






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






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






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






24. Developed complex societies such as the Inca






25. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






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






27. Artificial waterway for navigation - irrigation






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






29. All things that surround us.






30. First organizing of 13 colonies.






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






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






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






34. Having to do with one's own homeland






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






36. England's overthrow of the monarchy and establishment of a constitutional monarchy (representative government)






37. Economic thinker that supported capitalism






38. Trade route that went from China to the Middle East and into Europe - called the Silk Road b/c of the Silk only coming from China






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






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






41. Power of the government rests with the people who express their ideas through voting.






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






43. Government that votes for representatives who serve in the government to make and enforce law and in the best interest of the people






44. Transfer of plants - animals - disease - and cultures between Europe - Asia and Africa (Old World) and North and South America (New World). It started with Christopher Columbus to the Americas in 1492






45. A written plan of government for the colonies created a weak league of 13 nearly independent states in 1777. The 1st Constitution of the U.S.






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






47. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






48. People who settle and live in a colony






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






50. Slanted coverage or one - sided information about an event; prejudiced information.