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






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






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






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






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






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






7. King/queen who has unlimited power






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






9. Smaller community located in the area surround a city.






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






12. 1st Representative government assembly in the colonies (1619)






13. Wrote the Declaration of Independence; colonial leader - 3rd President.






14. 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






15. 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.






16. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






17. Relating to the countryside - of or in the countryside.






18. A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water






19. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






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






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






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






23. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






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






25. Extreme hunger and scarcity of food






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






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






28. People who settle and live in a colony






29. King of England during the American Revolution.






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






31. Shift from agriculture to industry (commercial industry) mass production of goods. It also led to the growth of cities and global trade






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






33. Surge in scientific discovery in Europe






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






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






36. 1st written constitution






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






38. Set up system for settling Northwest Territory






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






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






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






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






43. A government that elects its leaders






44. Pride in ones country






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






46. 1st 10 Amendments which guarantee individual rights






47. Artificial waterway for navigation - irrigation






48. Wrote the Declaration of Independence.






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






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