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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. An original document - artifact - picture - journal - cartoon from the period in which an event occurred or a record from a person who participated in the event.






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






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






4. People who settle and live in a colony






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






6. Separate is not equal in public Schools






7. Curbed States' Rights






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






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






10. Who opposed the Constitution?






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






12. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.






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






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






15. Exchange of goods and services.






16. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






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






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






19. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






20. The process of creating commercial industry including heavy industry such as steel.






21. A government that elects its leaders






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






23. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






24. Greek reformer who wrote a harch law code






25. Average number of children that die by the age of 5






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






27. Upheld the idea of separated but equal






28. Average income per person






29. 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.






30. First representative assembly in American






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






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






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






34. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






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






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






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






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






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






40. Mass production of food






41. Law code signed by King John of England that limited his power and was the first time for limited government






42. Passed in 1689 in England - this document guaranteed English citizens certain rights and set a procedure for electing representatives to Parliament.






43. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government






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






45. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






46. Having industries for the machine production of goods






47. An economic system in which all means of production are owned by the people - private property does not exist - and all goods and services are shared equally






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






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






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