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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Supreme Court upheld segregation - 'Separate but equal.'






2. Small - scale production requiring little capital.






3. Banned slavery throughout the nation.






4. Mountains - deserts and oceans






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






6. Complaints






7. Belief in many gods






8. The idea that government is controlled by the people who hold power and elect representatives - giving those representatives power to make and enforce laws.






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






10. People who settle and live in a colony






11. Right of groups of people to create their own nation






12. President of the United States during the Civil War






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






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






15. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.






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






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






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






19. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






20. Slanted coverage or one - sided information about an event; prejudiced information.






21. These slow down movement/migration






22. Greek reformer who wrote a harch law code






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






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






25. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






26. Articles published to get support for the Constitution.






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






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






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






30. Surge in scientific discovery in Europe






31. 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.






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






33. Quality of life - such as housing - health - education






34. Declares slavery illegal in the United States.






35. Extreme hunger and scarcity of food






36. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






37. Having to do with one's own homeland






38. Power of the President to reject a bill passed by Congress.






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






40. Having industries for the machine production of goods






41. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






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






43. Organization of government whichinto three branches - legislative - executive and judicial; proposed by Montesquieu






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






45. Millions of Africans were enslaved and transported across the Atlantic Ocean to work on plantations in the Americas and Caribbean region






46. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






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






48. First representative assembly in American






49. Involving other countries






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