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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. Proposed the ideas of natural rights - life liberty - property






3. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






4. First organizing of 13 colonies.






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






6. 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.






7. Member of a country.






8. King/queen who has unlimited power






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






10. First representative assembly in American






11. Having to do with one's own homeland






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






13. King of England during the American Revolution.






14. Surge in scientific discovery in Europe






15. Gave citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the U.S.






16. Refers to the amount and quality of economic and industrial resources - often related to national income.






17. Artificial waterway for navigation - irrigation






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






19. Average number of years people live






20. Banned slavery throughout the nation.






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






22. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






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






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






25. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






26. Division of power between the national (federal) and state governments - ex.: national gov't coins money and the state gov't cannot






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






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






29. 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.






30. Slanted coverage or one - sided information about an event; prejudiced information.






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






32. Similar to traditional economy and associated with subsistence agriculture






33. 1st written constitution






34. The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution.






35. Mountains - deserts and oceans






36. An economic system in which all means of production are owned by the people - private property does not exist - and all goods and services are shared equally






37. These slow down movement/migration






38. 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






39. Each branch of government has a way to restrict/check the actions of the other 2 branches






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






41. Growing crops just to support a family and not have any extra for sale.






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






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






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






45. Modern Constitution






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






47. A form of government that controls every aspect of public and private life. EX: Hitler in Germany






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






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






50. U.S. Constitution written by delegates to the Constitutional Convention to revise the Articles of Confederation and decided to draft a new plan of government for the U.S.