7th Grade Chapter 7

to join or add territory

• annex

• means

• infrastructure

• blockade

a situation where enemy ships patrol a port to keep weapons, ammunition, food, or other supplies from moving in or out

• cede

• means

• persecute

• blockade

to give something up, especially land

• speculator

• cede

• profit

• means

the basic structures that help communities run, such as roads, ports, aqueducts, powerplants, cell towers, etc.

• annex

• persecute

• infrastructure

• cede

methods or resources used to accomplish a goal

• profit

• speculator

• cede

• means

to treat an individual or group cruelly, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs

• persecute

• profit

• cede

• annex

the money left over after a business has paid all its expenses

• speculator

• means

• infrastructure

• profit

a person who makes an investment or takes a risk in hopes of profiting from it

• speculator

• persecute

• profit

• means