Ch. 14 Vocab

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined. The 19th century belief that God intended the U.S. to expand across North America to the Pacific Ocean.

• Manifest Civilization

• Territorial Settlement

• Territorial Expansion

• Manifest Destiny

Choose the correct definition of wagon train.

• a long line of unfinished wagons being built

• a long line of covered wagons pulled by horses or oxen

• a long line of train cars carrying wagons

• a long line of people waiting to buy wagons

Choose the correct definition of annex.

• to give up territory

• to join or add territory

• to pass through on your way to a territory

• to overcome an obstacle to get to a territory

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined. A formal, written agreement between peoples or nations.

• conflict

• story

• dispute

• treaty

Choose the correct definition of settler.

• a person who explores or visits an area that has no or few inhabitants

• a person who allows someone to settle on his or her land

• a person who lives in the East and does not want to move to unsettled territories

• a person who moves to live in an area that has no or few previous inhabitants

Choose the correct definition of pioneer.

• a person who builds trails for settlers to use

• a person who is among the first to settle in an unsettled area

• a person who is among the last to settle in a city or town

• a person who is an American Indian

Choose the correct definition of wilderness.

• a populated region with the usual characteristics of civilization

• a rural region with the usual characteristics of civilization

• an urban region without the usual characteristics of civilization

• an unsettled region without the usual characteristics of civilization

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined. An area owned or controlled by a government but that does not have equal status with other administrative regions (such as provinces or states) in the rest of the country.

• statehood

• ordinance

• city

• territory

Choose the correct definition of woodsman.

• A person who creates furniture or other goods made of wood

• A person who buys wood to build new settlements

• A person living or working in the woods (such as a hunter or woodcutter) who knows the forest well

• A person who lives in the city and sells timber for a living

Choose the correct definition of mining camp.

• A temporary location for a mine

• A temporary business that has goods and services for miners

• A temporary home for people who had to leave mining

• A temporary community that houses miners