Unit 3 Vocab: Expansion and Sectionalism

Unit 3 Vocab: Expansion and Sectionalism

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Unit 3: Expansion and Sectionalism

In this unit, you will learn about the different events that contributed to the United States' ability to expand West as well as the factors that contributed to the growing division between the North and the South prior to the Civil War.

You will preview various important vocab words for this unit and test you knowledge of them. READ each slide carefully (words and definitions) before moving on. There will be questions about these vocab words!

Multiple Choice

True or False: Impressment is forcing people into military service.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

An example of Sectionalism would be...

• Owning a bunch of cats and creating a cat army

• People in Maryland only being loyal to the state of Maryland

• Being loyal to the ENTIRE country

Multiple Choice

When you Abolish something, you are...

• Adding to it

• Creating something new from it

• Getting rid of it

Multiple Choice

People rushed to the state of California to find gold during which event?

• The Civil War

• Mission of Discovery

• The Gold Rush

Multiple Choice

Manifest Destiny was the belief that is was America's _______ to expand westward.

• Failure

• Destiny

• Power

Multiple Choice

Annexation is when the ________ takes land or property.

• Government

• Citizens

• Soldiers

Multiple Choice

Favoring people born in a country over immigrants is called...

• Immigration

• Nationalism

• Nativism

Multiple Choice

Another word for Secession would be...

• Joining

• Leaving

• Creating

Multiple Choice

The __________________ is the path followed by Native Americans during the process of Indian Removal.

• Fail of Tears

• Trail of Fears

• Trail of Tears

Multiple Choice

The Indian Removal Act required that ___________ be removed from their land and sent elsewhere.

• Frenchmen

• Europeans

• Native Americans

Multiple Choice

True or False: The Spoils System is when you give political positions to your friends, regardless of if they are qualified or not.

• True

• False

The End

Congrats on reaching the end of our vocabulary introduction! This will be your first grade for Quarter 3!