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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. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.






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






3. Guaranteed/protected basic rights of the English citizens and foundation for US Bill of Rights






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






5. Average number of years people live






6. Tax on imports and exports.






7. Gives citizenship rights to all people born of naturalized in the U.S. It states that citizens will have equal protection under the law.






8. Basic economy that was used in early farming and hunting and gathering societies






9. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






10. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






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






12. 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






13. US first plan of government that failed because of the weak central (national) government






14. Making goods out of the home






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






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






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






18. Temples in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






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






20. Having industries for the machine production of goods






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. He wrote the Declaration of Independence - was the 3rd president of the U.S.A. and made the Louisiana purchase






26. The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution.






27. Belief in one god






28. President of the United States during the Civil War






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






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






31. Supreme Court upheld segregation - 'Separate but equal.'






32. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






33. Goods sold to buyers outside the country.






34. Extreme hunger and scarcity of food






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






36. A narrow body of water linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman causing a choke point.






37. The rights guaranteed to individual citizens by the Bill of Rights.






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






39. People who settle and live in a colony






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






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






42. Rulers power is limited by law - Great Britain's current form of government since Glorious Revolution






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






44. These slow down movement/migration






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






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






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






48. Wrote the Declaration of Independence.






49. Banned slavery throughout the nation.






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