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






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






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






4. Curbed States' Rights






5. 1st written constitution






6. Split in the church






7. This is also referred to as a city






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






9. Issue of the Civil War. South believed the States had more power than the Federal Government






10. Actions or laws contrary to the Constitution as determined by the courts.






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






12. Making goods out of the home






13. To cut off supplies; a military and economic tool used to force a nation or area to suffer shortages and to give up fighting.






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






15. Upheld the idea of separated but equal






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






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






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






19. People who settle and live in a colony






20. Developed complex societies such as Maya and Aztec






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






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






23. The land south of the Sahara Desert in Africa that includes some of the world's richest mineral deposits and fertile land.






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






25. Use indicators such as income - education - birth rate/death rate - $ spent on food - population density - and so on to determine quality of life.






26. Greek reformer who wrote a harch law code






27. Christian warriors sent to regain the Holy Land (Jerusalem) from the Muslims that controlled






28. Movement in Europe that emphasized the use of reason.






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






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






31. Tax on imports and exports.






32. Set up system for settling Northwest Territory






33. 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






34. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






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






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






37. Goods sold to buyers outside the country.






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






39. Renaissance Value that humans are important. It shifted the focus from the after life (religion) to a person's life on earth






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






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






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






43. Water way through Panama that shortens the distance by water from East coast of the US to the West Coast






44. King of England during the American Revolution.






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






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






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






48. Freed slaves in the seceded states of rebellion.






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






50. Economic thinker that developed communism