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






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






3. A government that elects its leaders






4. Movement that began to correct problem in the Roman Catholic Church. It caused a split and the development of Protestant Churches






5. People who settle and live in a colony






6. Separate is not equal in public Schools






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






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






9. 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.






10. A series of essays written to support ratification of the Constitution.






11. To officially approve.






12. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






13. Proposed that a government should have 3 branches






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






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






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






17. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government






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






19. 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.






20. Mountains - deserts and oceans






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






22. 1st 10 Amendments which guarantee individual rights






23. Type of government where - through law - some control is placed on leadership's power such as a democracy.






24. Transfer of plants - animals - disease - and cultures between Europe - Asia and Africa (Old World) and North and South America (New World). It started with Christopher Columbus to the Americas in 1492






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






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






27. 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






28. Making goods out of the home






29. 1st written constitution






30. Developed complex societies such as the Inca






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






32. Growing crops just to support a family and not have any extra for sale.






33. Martin Luther's ideas that he posted on the chuch door at Wittenburg which questioned the Roman Catholic Church. This act began the Reformation






34. First representative assembly in American






35. Technology used by early farmers to get water to the crops






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






37. Use indicators such as income - education - birth rate/death rate - $ spent on food - population density - and so on to determine quality of life.






38. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.






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






40. First organizing of 13 colonies.






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






42. Complaints






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






44. The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution.






45. These slow down movement/migration






46. Leader of Great Britain in WWII who coined the phrase Iron Curtain






47. Mass production of food






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






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






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