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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. He wrote the Declaration of Independence - was the 3rd president of the U.S.A. and made the Louisiana purchase






2. Organization of government whichinto three branches - legislative - executive and judicial; proposed by Montesquieu






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






4. Government where the religious leader run the government






5. 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.






6. Renaissance Value that humans are important. It shifted the focus from the after life (religion) to a person's life on earth






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






8. Rules established by Pilgrims for how to organize self - government at Plymouth






9. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






10. The idea that governments are created by the consent of the governed and that the power of government is limited by rule of law.






11. People who settle and live in a colony






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






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






14. President of the United States during the Civil War






15. Routes of human movement from one area into another.






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






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






24. When was the U.S. Constitution written and ratified?






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






26. Modern Constitution






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






28. A government that elects its leaders






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






30. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






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






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






33. Upheld the idea of separated but equal






34. Passed in 1689 in England - this document guaranteed English citizens certain rights and set a procedure for electing representatives to Parliament.






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






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






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






38. Prohibits the use of race or previous condition of slavery as a barrier to voting. Applied to male citizens over the age of 21.






39. Beginning of self - government by Colonists.






40. Set up system for settling Northwest Territory






41. Greek reformer who wrote a harch law code






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






43. Economic thinker that supported capitalism






44. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






45. This is also referred to as a city






46. The rights guaranteed to individual citizens by the Bill of Rights.






47. 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.






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






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






50. 1st written constitution