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TAKS 10th Grade World History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. U.S. was divided over the issues of states rights and slavery






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






3. Declares slavery illegal in the United States.






4. Established Judicial Review.






5. Mass production of food






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






7. Member of a country.






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






9. Proposed the ideas of natural rights - life liberty - property






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






11. Modern Constitution






12. Government where the religious leader run the government






13. Machine that allowed text to be mass produced which allowed the spreading of ideas






14. Lincoln frees slaves in the states of rebellion.






15. 1st American Constitution; States had too much power.






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






17. Exchange of goods and services.






18. Commander of the Continental Army and 1st President.






19. People who settle and live in a colony






20. Articles published to get support for the Constitution.






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






22. Wrote the Declaration of Independence.






23. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government






24. The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution.






25. Wrote the Declaration of Independence; colonial leader - 3rd President.






26. Belief in many gods






27. Union vs. Confederacy. Jefferson Davis is President of the South; Lincoln of the North






28. King/queen who has unlimited power






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






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






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






32. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






33. King of England during the American Revolution.






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






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






36. Economic thinker that supported capitalism






37. Developed complex societies such as the Inca






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






39. Officially ended the American Revolution






40. Disease brought to Europe from the Mongols during the Middle Ages. It killed 1/3 of the population and helps end Feudalism






41. Guaranteed/protected basic rights of the English citizens and foundation for US Bill of Rights






42. Small - scale production requiring little capital.






43. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






44. Goods sold to buyers outside the country.






45. 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






46. This is also referred to as a city






47. Economic thinker that developed communism






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






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






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