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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. King/queen who has unlimited power






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






3. Set up system for settling Northwest Territory






4. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






5. Belief in one god






6. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






7. Established Judicial Review.






8. Mass production of food






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






10. Upheld the idea of separated but equal






11. 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






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






13. Citizens vote for representatives who make and enforce the laws. US form of government






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






15. Curbed States' Rights






16. 1st Representative government assembly in the colonies (1619)






17. First representative assembly in American






18. 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.






19. The concept that political power rests with the people who create and can alter or abolish government.






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






21. These slow down movement/migration






22. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.






23. Congress enacted this law to give President Jackson the authority to use the army and navy if necessary to enforce the tariff law of 1828.






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






25. Modern Constitution






26. Tax on imports and exports.






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






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






29. Spread of ideas - technology - religion - language and other cultural practices over time and space.






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






31. Similar to traditional economy and associated with subsistence agriculture






32. 1st American Constitution; States had too much power.






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






34. Having to do with one's own homeland






35. Greek reformer who wrote a harch law code






36. Complaints






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






38. Beginning of self - government by Colonists.






39. This is also referred to as a city






40. Surge in scientific discovery in Europe






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






42. Government where citizens vote directly on laws - ex: Athens






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






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






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






46. US first plan of government that failed because of the weak central (national) government






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






48. The System in the U.S. and other free market economies. It includes economic choice - competition - profit motive - and limited government regulation of the economy.






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






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