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






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






3. Established Judicial Review.






4. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.






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






6. Greek reformer who wrote a harch law code






7. Enlightened thinker/inventor. Oldest delegate to Const. Convention.






8. Statistical data of a population like - GDP per capita - Life Expectance - Literacy Rate - Infant mortality - ethnicity - religion etc






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. An economic system in which all means of production are owned by the people - private property does not exist - and all goods and services are shared equally






17. The spread of ideas - people and places to new places






18. Government process of charging a fee on goods - products - people and/or activities






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






20. Modern Constitution






21. Opposed to the Constitution because it gave too much power to the national government and not enough to the states. They also wanted individual rights protected






22. Refers to the amount and quality of economic and industrial resources - often related to national income.






23. Power of the government rests with the people who express their ideas through voting.






24. 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.






25. Early river valley civilization located in modern day Iraq on the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers






26. Involving other countries






27. First organizing of 13 colonies.






28. Goods sold to buyers outside the country.






29. Developed complex societies such as Maya and Aztec






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






31. People who settle and live in a colony






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






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






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






35. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






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






37. 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.






38. All things that surround us.






39. To cut off supplies; a military and economic tool used to force a nation or area to suffer shortages and to give up fighting.






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






41. 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






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






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






44. Guaranteed/protected basic rights of the English citizens and foundation for US Bill of Rights






45. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






46. Europeans explored and conquered much of the world. Goal was to find trade route to Asia






47. Beginning of self - government by Colonists.






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






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






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