chapter 4 vocab

What is a proclamation?

• A casual statement

• An official declaration issued by a person or governing body of authority to make an announcement known

• A private conversation

• A secret message

What does it mean to ratify something?

• To reject it

• To ignore it

• To give formal approval to something so it can become legal or valid

• To criticize it

What is an absolute location?

• A general area

• A relative position

• An exact point on Earth's surface expressed by a coordinate system such as latitude and longitude

• A random spot

What did the Territory of Louisiana (1804) include?

• Lands north of the 33rd parallel

• Lands south of the 33rd parallel

• Lands north of the 32nd parallel

• Lands south of the 32nd parallel

What did the Territory of Orleans include?

• Lands north of the 33rd parallel

• Lands south of the 33rd parallel

• Lands north of the 32nd parallel

• Lands south of the 32nd parallel

What was the Neutral Strip also known as?

• No man's land

• Disputed territory

• Buffer zone

• Unclaimed land

What is a proposal for a new law called?

• Bill

• Census

• Counterclaim

• Amendment

What is a periodic governmental count of a population that includes details such as occupations and age?

• Bill

• Census

• Counterclaim

• Survey

What is an argument that argues opposite to the author's or speaker's viewpoint?

• Bill

• Census

• Counterclaim

• Thesis

What was the Adams-Onís Treaty?

• A treaty between the US and France

• A treaty between the US and Spain fixing the western boundary of the Louisiana Territory

• A treaty between the US and Mexico

• A treaty between the US and Canada