Westward Expansion Vocabulary Quiz

What does the term "Territory" refer to in the context of Westward Expansion?

• A piece of land where people move to live permanently

• A land that belongs to a nation but is not a state and is not represented in the national government

• A region where mass production of goods takes place

• An area designated for the construction of railroads

What is "Migration" as defined in the Westward Expansion Vocabulary Words?

• The process of annexing land to a country

• The right to vote

• The making of goods

• A large movement of people

What does "Manufacturing" mean?

• The process of buying and selling goods

• The right to vote in political elections

• The making of goods

• The movement of people from one place to another

What is "Suffrage"?

• A system of secret escape routes

• The right to vote

• The act of ending slavery

• The manufacturing of large amounts of goods at one time

What is a "Cession" in historical terms?

• The process of moving to the west

• The act of giving up something, such as land

• The manufacturing of goods

• The right to vote

Who is an "Entrepreneur"?

• A person who organizes resources to create a new or better good or service for profit

• A person who moves to a new territory

• A person who works in manufacturing

• A person who fights for the right to vote

What does "Mass production" refer to?

• The right to vote

• The movement of people to new lands

• The manufacturing of large amounts of goods at one time

• The act of giving up land

What was the "Underground railroad"?

• A system of secret escape routes for enslaved African Americans

• A railroad built during the Westward Expansion

• A method of mass production

• The act of annexing new territories

Who were the "Abolitionists"?

• People who organized resources to create new goods or services

• People who wanted to end slavery

• People who gave up land to the United States

• People who were involved in mass production

What does "Annex" mean in the context of historical events?

• To move large groups of people to a new area

• To give up something, like land

• To add on, such as adding land to a country

• To create a system of secret escape routes