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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. Statement made by Abraham Lincoln which essentially freed the slaves






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






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






4. The Bill of Rights were amended to the Constitution to protect what?






5. Part of the Legislative Branch whose job is to makes the Laws






6. Food - clothing - shelter (water is food)






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. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






9. Average number of years people live






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






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






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






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






14. Rebirth of ideas - art - and architecture of the Greeks and Romans






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






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






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






18. Banned slavery throughout the nation.






19. Mass production of food






20. Government where the religious leader run the government






21. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






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






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






24. Beginning of mass production - interchangeable parts.






25. Complaints






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






27. Commander of the Continental Army and 1st President.






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






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






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






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






32. People who settle and live in a colony






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






34. Martin Luther's ideas that he posted on the chuch door at Wittenburg which questioned the Roman Catholic Church. This act began the Reformation






35. First representative assembly in American






36. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






37. Having industries for the machine production of goods






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






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






40. To officially approve.






41. Economic thinker that supported capitalism






42. Officially ended the American Revolution






43. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






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






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






46. 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






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






48. Upheld the idea of separated but equal






49. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






50. Pride in ones country