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TAKS 10th Grade World History

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






2. Declaration of Independence signed on July 4th of this year in Philadelphia by delegated of the Second Continental Congress.






3. 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.






4. Percent of people in a country that can read and write






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






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






7. Up and down - vertical lines on a map






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






16. Split in the church






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






18. The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution.






19. Leader of the Continental Army during the Revolution; 1st President of the U.S.






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






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






22. Similar to traditional economy and associated with subsistence agriculture






23. To officially approve.






24. Surge in scientific discovery in Europe






25. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






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






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






28. The Bill of Rights were amended to the Constitution to protect what?






29. The idea that the power of government is divided into three branches of gov't.






30. Proposed that a government should have 3 branches






31. 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.






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






33. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






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






35. Average income per person






36. 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






37. Greek reformer who wrote a harch law code






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






39. Having industries for the machine production of goods






40. This is also referred to as a city






41. Who opposed the Constitution?






42. Wrote the Declaration of Independence.






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






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






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






46. Government ruled by a few powerful people






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






48. One of the 1st written Constitutions of the Colonies. (1639)






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






50. Government where the religious leader run the government







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