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TAKS 10th Grade World History

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






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






3. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government






4. 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.






5. Rulers power is limited by law - Great Britain's current form of government since Glorious Revolution






6. Average number of years people live






7. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.






8. Upheld the idea of separated but equal






9. Mountains - deserts and oceans






10. Split in the church






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






12. 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






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






14. Having industries for the machine production of goods






15. Extreme hunger and scarcity of food






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






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






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






19. Pardon for sin. Martin Luther questioned the churches authority to pardon sin and especially the idea that you could buy the pardon






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






21. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






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






23. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






24. Government process of charging a fee on goods - products - people and/or activities






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






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






27. Established Judicial Review.






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






29. 1st Representative government assembly in the colonies (1619)






30. A narrow body of water linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman causing a choke point.






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






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






33. People who settle and live in a colony






34. Millions of Africans were enslaved and transported across the Atlantic Ocean to work on plantations in the Americas and Caribbean region






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






36. The right to vote and the exercise of that right.






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






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






39. A historic period identified by some prominent figure or characteristic






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






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






42. Similar to traditional economy and associated with subsistence agriculture






43. Economic thinker that developed communism






44. Pride in ones country






45. Separate is not equal in public Schools






46. Limited the power of the King in 1215






47. Spread of ideas - technology - religion - language and other cultural practices over time and space.






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






49. Government where the religious leader run the government






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







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