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TAKS 10th Grade World History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Power of the government rests with the people who express their ideas through voting.






2. Who opposed the Constitution?






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






4. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






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






6. Small - scale production requiring little capital.






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






8. Average number of children that die by the age of 5






9. Economic thinker that developed communism






10. Banned slavery throughout the nation.






11. Sent to Britain (George III) with the grievances the Colonist had with England and why they were going to become their own Nation






12. Proposed the ideas of natural rights - life liberty - property






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






14. Wrote the Declaration of Independence; colonial leader - 3rd President.






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. Articles published to get support for the Constitution.






21. Trade route that went from China to the Middle East and into Europe - called the Silk Road b/c of the Silk only coming from China






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






23. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






24. Declares slavery illegal in the United States.






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






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






27. People who settle and live in a colony






28. Gothic Architecture used to show religious spirit during the Middle Ages






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






30. Member of a country.






31. Wrote the Declaration of Independence.






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






33. The idea that power is divided by the Constitution between the federal and state governments.






34. Each branch of government has a way to restrict/check the actions of the other 2 branches






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






36. Officially ended the American Revolution






37. Europeans explored and conquered much of the world. Goal was to find trade route to Asia






38. Separate is not equal in public Schools






39. Tax on imports and exports.






40. Early river valley civilization located in modern day Iraq on the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers






41. Surge in scientific discovery in Europe






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






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






44. Government ruled by a few powerful people






45. Christian warriors sent to regain the Holy Land (Jerusalem) from the Muslims that controlled






46. These slow down movement/migration






47. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






48. 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






49. Freed slaves in the seceded states of rebellion.






50. 1st American Constitution; States had too much power.