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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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






2. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






3. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






4. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






5. Mass production of food






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






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






8. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






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






10. Routes of human movement from one area into another.






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






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






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






14. Average income per person






15. King of England during the American Revolution.






16. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.






17. Type of government where - through law - some control is placed on leadership's power such as a democracy.






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






19. Europe would not interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere






20. Rules established by Pilgrims for how to organize self - government at Plymouth






21. 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






22. Average number of children that die by the age of 5






23. Mountains - deserts and oceans






24. Citizens vote for representatives who make and enforce the laws. US form of government






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






26. Declares slavery illegal in the United States.






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






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






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






30. This is also referred to as a city






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






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. Economic thinker that developed communism






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






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






37. Making goods out of the home






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






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






40. Involving other countries






41. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






42. Temples in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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