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






2. Set up system for settling Northwest Territory






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






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






5. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Disease brought to Europe from the Mongols during the Middle Ages. It killed 1/3 of the population and helps end Feudalism






13. He created the first assembly line used for manufacturing of automobiles






14. Government ruled by a few powerful people






15. King of England during the American Revolution.






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






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






18. Established Judicial Review.






19. Leader of Great Britain in WWII who coined the phrase Iron Curtain






20. 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.






21. Surge in scientific discovery in Europe






22. Up and down - vertical lines on a map






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






24. Information that comes from other sources such as a textbook - encyclopedia.






25. Lincoln frees slaves in the states of rebellion.






26. President of the United States during the Civil War






27. Exchange of goods and ideas (commerce) between the new nations and different parts of the world expanded






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






29. 1st written constitution






30. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






31. King/queen who has unlimited power






32. Period in Europe that began after the fall of the Roman Empire Characterized by feudalism - Roman Catholic Church was the unifier of the age with more power than Kings/Lords






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






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






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






36. The idea that power is divided by the Constitution between the federal and state governments.






37. Prelude to the Civil War. South Carolina believed a State had the power to override the Federal (National) Government






38. Temples in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






39. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government






40. Mass production of food






41. An original document - artifact - picture - journal - cartoon from the period in which an event occurred or a record from a person who participated in the event.






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






43. 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.






44. Government where the religious leader run the government






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






46. People who settle and live in a colony






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






48. Small - scale production requiring little capital.






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






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