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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. President of the United States during the Civil War






2. Power is divided between the state government and the federal government with some powers shared.






3. To declare something to be without power or effect; to disregard the power of something.






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






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






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






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






8. Having industries for the machine production of goods






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






10. Having to do with one's own homeland






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






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






13. These slow down movement/migration






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






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






16. Exchange of goods and ideas (commerce) between the new nations and different parts of the world expanded






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






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






19. The production of goods in a factory through the use of machines and a large number of workers






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






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






22. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.






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






24. Belief in one god






25. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.






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






27. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. 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






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






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






35. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






36. Government that votes for representatives who serve in the government to make and enforce law and in the best interest of the people






37. Artificial waterway for navigation - irrigation






38. This is also referred to as a city






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






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






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






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






43. Guaranteed English Citizens certain rights and stated that elections for Parliament were to be held often.






44. Modern Constitution






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






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






47. Movement of people from on country or location to another






48. Established Judicial Review.






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






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