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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. The rights guaranteed to individual citizens by the Bill of Rights.






2. An economic system based on private ownership and on the investment of money in business ventures in order to make a profit (money)






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






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






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






6. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






7. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.






8. 1st Representative government assembly in the colonies (1619)






9. US first plan of government that failed because of the weak central (national) government






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






11. Member of a country.






12. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government






13. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






14. Guaranteed/protected basic rights of the English citizens and foundation for US Bill of Rights






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






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






17. Developed complex societies such as the Inca






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






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






20. Declares slavery illegal in the United States.






21. Economic thinker that supported capitalism






22. Having industries for the machine production of goods






23. Signed in England - this document provided limits to the power of the king.






24. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






25. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






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






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






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






29. To officially approve.






30. Abuse of power is controlled by the three branches of government watching each other and having the power to approve or disapprove certain actions of the other.






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






32. The spread of ideas - people and places to new places






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






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






35. Government where the religious leader run the government






36. U.S. was divided over the issues of states rights and slavery






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






38. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






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






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






41. 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.






42. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






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






44. Involving other countries






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






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






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






48. Europeans explored and conquered much of the world. Goal was to find trade route to Asia






49. Artificial waterway for navigation - irrigation






50. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.