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TAKS 10th Grade World History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Surge in scientific discovery in Europe






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






3. Developed complex societies such as the Inca






4. Average income per person






5. 1st American Constitution; States had too much power.






6. Beginning of self - government by Colonists.






7. Separate is not equal in public Schools






8. Freed slaves in the seceded states of rebellion.






9. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






10. Actions or laws contrary to the Constitution as determined by the courts.






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






12. Goods sold to buyers outside the country.






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






14. Mountains - deserts and oceans






15. These slow down movement/migration






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






21. Each branch of government has a way to restrict/check the actions of the other 2 branches






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






23. Small - scale production requiring little capital.






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






25. President of the United States during the Civil War






26. Economic thinker that developed communism






27. 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.






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






29. King of England during the American Revolution.






30. An official change to a law or document of government.






31. Relating to the countryside - of or in the countryside.






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






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






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






35. Lincoln frees slaves in the states of rebellion.






36. Emporer of the Byzantine Empire who wrote a law code






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






38. Greek reformer who wrote a harch law code






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






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






41. Life - Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness same as natural or individual rights






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






43. Beginning of mass production - interchangeable parts.






44. To officially approve.






45. Period in Europe that began after the fall of the Roman Empire Characterized by feudalism - Roman Catholic Church was the unifier of the age with more power than Kings/Lords






46. Involving other countries






47. Complaints






48. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






49. Restrictions on the powers the government has like states cannot create money






50. Water way through Egypt that connect the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea