Chapter 20 & 21 Social Studies

Choose the correct definition for the vocabulary term frontiersman.

• men who live on the frontier, especially in sparsely settled regions.

• the spirit of a group that makes them want to succeed.

• a colonist of the American Revolutionary period who supported the British cause.

• someone who causes harm if you do not do what they want.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Choose the word that best completes the definition.

Mettle - a person's ability to cope well with _____.

• money

• difficulties

• morale

• ease

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which vocabulary term is defined as to tell someone you will cause them harm if they do not do what you want?

• threaten

• irate

• loyalist

• mettle

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the definition of irate?

• angry; enraged

• force to do something

• a person's ability to cope well with difficulties

• the spirit of a group that makes them want to succeed

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Complete the definition:

Morale - the _____ of a group that makes them want to succeed.

• spirit

• feeling

• leader

• followers

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is a loyalist?

• a man who lived on the frontier, especially in a sparsely settled region

• a leader of a group that made them want to succeed

• an angry or enraged man

• a colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the British cause

To compel someone is to _____ them to do something.

• forbid

• force

• suggest for

• not care for

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Which statement best describes the effect of the Revolutionary War in the mountain frontier prior to 1780?

• The mountain frontier was not affected much by the war.

• The mountain frontier was largely destroyed by the war.

• The mountain frontier was the location of many battles.

• The mountain frontier was in the control of the British.

Why did men from Virginia and North Carolina join the Tennesseans at Sycamore Shoals in September 1780?

• to fight against a British invasion of the overmountain territories.

• to set up a separate government after the British invasion of the overmountain territories.

• to trade goods after the British invasion of the overmountain territories.

• to sign a declaration in support of the British invasion of the overmountain territories.

During the Revolutionary War, where did the Battle of Kings Mountain take place?

• Virginia

• Tennessee

• North Carolina

• South Carolina