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






2. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.






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






4. Similar to traditional economy and associated with subsistence agriculture






5. Economic thinker that supported capitalism






6. Gothic Architecture used to show religious spirit during the Middle Ages






7. 1st written constitution






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






9. Exchange of goods and services.






10. Goods sold to buyers outside the country.






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






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






13. 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






14. Involving other countries






15. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






16. Strong nations seek to dominate other countries (territories) politically - economically - or socially






17. Mass production of food






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






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






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






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






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






23. President of the United States during the Civil War






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






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






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






27. This is also referred to as a city






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






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






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






31. Supreme Court can decide if a law violates the Constitution






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






33. Economic thinker that developed communism






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






35. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government






36. To officially approve.






37. Temples in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






38. 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.






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






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






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






42. A historic period identified by some prominent figure or characteristic






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






44. All things that surround us.






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






46. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






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






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






49. Life - Liberty - property or Life - Liberty - the Pursuit of Happiness






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