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TAKS 10th Grade World History

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1. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






2. Supporters of the Constitution. They favored a strong national government.






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






9. Pride in ones country






10. Year that the first 10 amendments to the Constitution were made which protected the rights of individuals from abuses of the national government






11. Movement of people from on country or location to another






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






13. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






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






15. Extreme hunger and scarcity of food






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






17. Developed complex societies such as the Inca






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






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






20. Union vs. Confederacy. Jefferson Davis is President of the South; Lincoln of the North






21. King/queen who has unlimited power






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






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






24. Having industries for the machine production of goods






25. Proposed that a government should have 3 branches






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






27. Beginning of mass production - interchangeable parts.






28. A government that elects its leaders






29. Small - scale production requiring little capital.






30. Greek reformer who wrote a harch law code






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






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






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






34. Beginning of self - government by Colonists.






35. Mesopotamian king who created the first written law code






36. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






37. Split in the church






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






39. Surge in scientific discovery in Europe






40. Articles published to get support for the Constitution.






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






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






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






44. A document outlining principles of self - government for colonists. (1620)






45. Limited the power of the King in 1215






46. Who opposed the Constitution?






47. 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.






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






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






50. Artificial waterway for navigation - irrigation







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