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TAKS 10th Grade World History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Officially ended the American Revolution






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






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






4. Shift from agriculture to industry (commercial industry) mass production of goods. It also led to the growth of cities and global trade






5. This is also referred to as a city






6. Declares slavery illegal in the United States.






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






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






9. Exchange of goods and services.






10. These slow down movement/migration






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






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






13. King/queen who has unlimited power






14. Curbed States' Rights






15. Economic thinker that developed communism






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






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






18. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






19. Power is divided between the state government and the federal government with some powers shared.






20. Separate is not equal in public Schools






21. Artificial waterway for navigation - irrigation






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






23. Tax on imports and exports.






24. Technology used by early farmers to get water to the crops






25. American Civil War fought over the issues of slavery - states' rights - and economic and sectional differences between the North and the South.






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






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






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






29. Emporer of the Byzantine Empire who wrote a law code






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






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






32. Surge in scientific discovery in Europe






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






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






35. Split in the church






36. Use of scientific method to find out how the world worked.






37. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.






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






39. 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






40. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






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






42. 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.






43. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






44. Leader of Great Britain in WWII who coined the phrase Iron Curtain






45. Pride in ones country






46. Smaller community located in the area surround a city.






47. Beginning of mass production - interchangeable parts.






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






49. Belief in many gods






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