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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. 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






2. Split in the church






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






4. Lincoln frees slaves in the states of rebellion.






5. Curbed States' Rights






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






7. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






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






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






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






11. Year that the first 10 amendments to the Constitution were made which protected the rights of individuals from abuses of the national government






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






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






14. Movement of people from on country or location to another






15. 1st American Constitution; States had too much power.






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






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






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






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






20. Having industries for the machine production of goods






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






22. Making goods out of the home






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






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






25. This is also referred to as a city






26. 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.






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






28. Organization of government whichinto three branches - legislative - executive and judicial; proposed by Montesquieu






29. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






30. Exchange of goods and services.






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






32. To declare something to be without power or effect; to disregard the power of something.






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






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






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






36. Temples in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






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






38. Routes of human movement from one area into another.






39. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






40. A government that elects its leaders






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Invented by Eli Whitney it removed the seeds from cotton quicker than by hand which helped increase production






50. Modern Constitution