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






2. Developed complex societies such as Maya and Aztec






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






4. Declares slavery illegal in the United States.






5. Limited the power of the King in 1215






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






7. Greek reformer who wrote a harch law code






8. Surge in scientific discovery in Europe






9. President of the United States during the Civil War






10. Mountains - deserts and oceans






11. Officially ended the American Revolution






12. Average income per person






13. Temples in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






14. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






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






16. Making goods out of the home






17. 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.






18. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






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






20. Renaissance Value that humans are important. It shifted the focus from the after life (religion) to a person's life on earth






21. Developed complex societies such as the Inca






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






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






24. Began when South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union if the federal gov't tried to collect tariffs duties in their state.






25. 1st American Constitution; States had too much power.






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






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






28. Economic thinker that developed communism






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






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






31. 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.






32. First representative assembly in American






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






34. King of England during the American Revolution.






35. Exchange of goods and services.






36. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






37. Small - scale production requiring little capital.






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






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






40. A series of essays written to support ratification of the Constitution.






41. The System in the U.S. and other free market economies. It includes economic choice - competition - profit motive - and limited government regulation of the economy.






42. These slow down movement/migration






43. Statement made by Abraham Lincoln which essentially freed the slaves






44. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






45. Set up system for settling Northwest Territory






46. The idea that governments are created by the consent of the governed and that the power of government is limited by rule of law.






47. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






48. Growing crops for the commercial sale and distribution to domestic and international buyers.






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






50. Tax on imports and exports.