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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. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






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






3. The idea that governments are created by the consent of the governed and that the power of government is limited by rule of law.






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






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






6. Gives citizenship rights to all people born of naturalized in the U.S. It states that citizens will have equal protection under the law.






7. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






8. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






9. Exchange of goods and services.






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






11. Water way through Egypt that connect the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea






12. Upheld the idea of separated but equal






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






14. Split in the church






15. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.






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






17. 1st American Constitution; States had too much power.






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






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






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






21. Having to do with one's own homeland






22. Government where citizens vote directly on laws - ex: Athens






23. A government that elects its leaders






24. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government






25. Supreme Court upheld segregation - 'Separate but equal.'






26. Involving other countries






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






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






29. 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.






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






31. Technology used by early farmers to get water to the crops






32. Pride in ones country






33. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.






34. People who settle and live in a colony






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






36. American Civil War fought over the issues of slavery - states' rights - and economic and sectional differences between the North and the South.






37. 1st 10 Amendments which guarantee individual rights






38. Banned slavery throughout the nation.






39. Passed in 1689 in England - this document guaranteed English citizens certain rights and set a procedure for electing representatives to Parliament.






40. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






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






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






43. Basic economy that was used in early farming and hunting and gathering societies






44. Articles published to get support for the Constitution.






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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