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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. Movement of people from on country or location to another






2. Actions or laws contrary to the Constitution as determined by the courts.






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






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






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






6. 1st Representative government assembly in the colonies (1619)






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






8. Mountains - deserts and oceans






9. Set up system for settling Northwest Territory






10. Year that the first 10 amendments to the Constitution were made which protected the rights of individuals from abuses of the national government






11. 1st 10 Amendments which guarantee individual rights






12. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government






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






14. Disease brought to Europe from the Mongols during the Middle Ages. It killed 1/3 of the population and helps end Feudalism






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






16. President of the United States during the Civil War






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






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






19. Developed complex societies such as Maya and Aztec






20. People in a society that are willing and able to work






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






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






23. Declares slavery illegal in the United States.






24. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






25. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






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






27. Began when South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union if the federal gov't tried to collect tariffs duties in their state.






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






29. Freed slaves in the seceded states of rebellion.






30. Proposed that a government should have 3 branches






31. Exchange of goods and services.






32. The form of government where people elect representatives the create and enforce laws






33. Average income per person






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






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






36. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






37. The year the Magna Carta - the cornerstone of English justice and law was signed






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






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






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






41. Beginning of mass production - interchangeable parts.






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






43. Economic thinker that supported capitalism






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






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






46. Transfer of plants - animals - disease - and cultures between Europe - Asia and Africa (Old World) and North and South America (New World). It started with Christopher Columbus to the Americas in 1492






47. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






48. Having to do with one's own homeland






49. Upheld the idea of separated but equal






50. Lincoln frees slaves in the states of rebellion.