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TAKS 10th Grade World History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Organization of government whichinto three branches - legislative - executive and judicial; proposed by Montesquieu






2. Lincoln frees slaves in the states of rebellion.






3. Economic thinker that supported capitalism






4. Supreme Court can decide if a law violates the Constitution






5. Division of power between the national (federal) and state governments - ex.: national gov't coins money and the state gov't cannot






6. 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.






7. A narrow body of water linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman causing a choke point.






8. First organizing of 13 colonies.






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






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






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






12. Having industries for the machine production of goods






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






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






15. Gives citizenship rights to all people born of naturalized in the U.S. It states that citizens will have equal protection under the law.






16. The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution.






17. Meeting to revise the Articles of Confederation resulting in a new form of Government. Great Compromise.






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






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






20. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.






21. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






22. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






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






24. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






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






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






27. Developed complex societies such as Maya and Aztec






28. Part of the Legislative Branch whose job is to makes the Laws






29. U.S. was divided over the issues of states rights and slavery






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






31. Use of scientific method to find out how the world worked.






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






33. Goods sold to buyers outside the country.






34. Declares slavery illegal in the United States.






35. Chinese invention that helped make sea travel across the Atlantic Ocean possible






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






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






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






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






40. The process of creating commercial industry including heavy industry such as steel.






41. Similar to traditional economy and associated with subsistence agriculture






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






43. 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.






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






45. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government






46. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.






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






48. 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.






49. Up and down - vertical lines on a map






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







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