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






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






3. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






4. Machine that allowed text to be mass produced which allowed the spreading of ideas






5. King of England during the American Revolution.






6. Guaranteed English Citizens certain rights and stated that elections for Parliament were to be held often.






7. 1st Representative government assembly in the colonies (1619)






8. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






9. To declare something to be without power or effect; to disregard the power of something.






10. Life - Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness same as natural or individual rights






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






12. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






13. Law code signed by King John of England that limited his power and was the first time for limited government






14. First representative assembly in American






15. People who settle and live in a colony






16. Having industries for the machine production of goods






17. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






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






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






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






21. The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution.






22. Small - scale production requiring little capital.






23. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.






24. Proposed that a government should have 3 branches






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






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






27. Upheld the idea of separated but equal






28. Pride in ones country






29. Tax on imports and exports.






30. An official change to a law or document of government.






31. Making goods out of the home






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






33. King/queen who has unlimited power






34. Belief in many gods






35. Meeting to revise the Articles of Confederation resulting in a new form of Government. Great Compromise.






36. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






37. The idea that government is controlled by the people who hold power and elect representatives - giving those representatives power to make and enforce laws.






38. Power of the government rests with the people who express their ideas through voting.






39. Beginning of self - government by Colonists.






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






41. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government






42. Economic thinker that supported capitalism






43. The concept that political power rests with the people who create and can alter or abolish government.






44. The year the Magna Carta - the cornerstone of English justice and law was signed






45. Mass production of food






46. Articles published to get support for the Constitution.






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






48. Government where the religious leader run the government






49. Banned slavery throughout the nation.






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