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






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. Small - scale production requiring little capital.






4. Idea that people give government its power through the 'just consent of the governed' as stated in the Declaration of Independence.






5. 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






6. People in a society that are willing and able to work






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






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






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






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






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






18. Curbed States' Rights






19. Slanted coverage or one - sided information about an event; prejudiced information.






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






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






22. The law- making assembly in Great Britain and other parliamentary democracies.






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






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






25. All things that surround us.






26. Government where people elect others to speak and act on their behalf.






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






28. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






29. Officially ended the American Revolution






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






31. Statement made by Abraham Lincoln which essentially freed the slaves






32. Citizens vote for representatives who make and enforce the laws. US form of government






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






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






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






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






37. Similar to traditional economy and associated with subsistence agriculture






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






39. Growing crops for the commercial sale and distribution to domestic and international buyers.






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






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






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






43. Modern Constitution






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






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






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






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






48. Set up system for settling Northwest Territory






49. A government that elects its leaders






50. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.