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TAKS 10th Grade World History

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






2. Goods sold to buyers outside the country.






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






4. 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.






5. Term used to describe the division between Western (democratic) Europe and Eastern (communist) Europe






6. An economic system based on private ownership and on the investment of money in business ventures in order to make a profit (money)






7. Established Judicial Review.






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






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






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






11. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






12. Complaints






13. These slow down movement/migration






14. Prohibits the use of race or previous condition of slavery as a barrier to voting. Applied to male citizens over the age of 21.






15. Articles published to get support for the Constitution.






16. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






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






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






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






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






21. Mesopotamian king who created the first written law code






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






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






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






25. The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution.






26. To officially approve.






27. Relating to the city - of or in a city.






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






29. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.






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






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






32. The land south of the Sahara Desert in Africa that includes some of the world's richest mineral deposits and fertile land.






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






34. Power of the government rests with the people who express their ideas through voting.






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






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






37. Use indicators such as income - education - birth rate/death rate - $ spent on food - population density - and so on to determine quality of life.






38. An official change to a law or document of government.






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






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






41. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






42. Artificial waterway for navigation - irrigation






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






44. Leader of the Continental Army during the Revolution; 1st President of the U.S.






45. Statistical data of a population like - GDP per capita - Life Expectance - Literacy Rate - Infant mortality - ethnicity - religion etc






46. Developed complex societies such as the Inca






47. Up and down - vertical lines on a map






48. Movement in Europe that emphasized the use of reason.






49. King of England during the American Revolution.






50. A government that elects its leaders







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