BCA: 7th Grade: Chapter 7: Vocabulary

to join or add territory

• annex

• occupation
• expansionism
• colonization

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

• blockade
• embargo
• quarantine
• siege

to give something up, especially land

• retain
• cede
• surrender
• acquire

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

• transportation
• utilities
• communication systems
• infrastructure

methods or resources used to accomplish a goal

• means

• goal

• plans

• tactics

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

• encourage
• support
• persecute
• tolerate

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

• Profit
• Loss
• Expense
• Revenue

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

• Broker
• Representative

• Entrepreneur
• Speculator