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






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






3. 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.






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






5. Colonies separate from England... 'unalienable rights'






6. Lincoln frees slaves in the states of rebellion.






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






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






9. Mountains - deserts and oceans






10. U.S. Constitution written by delegates to the Constitutional Convention to revise the Articles of Confederation and decided to draft a new plan of government for the U.S.






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






12. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






13. Europe would not interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere






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






15. Complaints






16. A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water






17. American Civil War fought over the issues of slavery - states' rights - and economic and sectional differences between the North and the South.






18. 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






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






20. Supporters of the Constitution. They favored a strong national government.






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






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






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






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






25. Upheld the idea of separated but equal






26. President of the United States during the Civil War






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






28. Freed slaves in the seceded states of rebellion.






29. Tax on imports and exports.






30. Split in the church






31. Curbed States' Rights






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






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






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






35. Life - Liberty - property or Life - Liberty - the Pursuit of Happiness






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






37. Union vs. Confederacy. Jefferson Davis is President of the South; Lincoln of the North






38. Gave voting rights to all males over 21 regardless of race.






39. Statement made by Abraham Lincoln which essentially freed the slaves






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






41. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






42. Government where the religious leader run the government






43. Banned slavery throughout the nation.






44. The idea that the power of government is divided into three branches of gov't.






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






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






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






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






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






50. Temples in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia