Chapter 7 Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a boat powered by a steam engine. Steamboats were the main mode of travel for newcomers moving to Minnesota during the territorial period.

• steamboat

• sailboat

• canoe

• rowboat

Fill in the blank: An _______ is a person who comes into a country to live there.

• immigrant

• emigrant

• tourist

• visitor

Fill in the blank: _______ is a movement from one country or region to another.

• migration

• immigration

• emigration

• vacation

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a written document outlining how the government of a state or country is organized.

• constitution

• manifesto

• treaty

• declaration

Fill in the blank: A _______ is somebody who encourages new people to join a group or take action.

• recruiter

• leader

• follower

• observer

Fill in the blank: _______ is a system of government in which power is divided between a federal, or national, government, and various state governments.

• federalism

• monarchy

• unitary

• confederation

Fill in the blank: The _______ is the group of people who make laws for the United States. It has two groups, the Senate and House of Representatives.

• Congress

• Parliament

• Cabinet

• Supreme Court

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a geographic area with boundaries, residents, and a government with a constitution and laws.

• state

• city

• continent

• village

Fill in the blank: _______ are persons with no right to be upon the land.

• Trespassers

• Owners

• Tenants

• Guests

Fill in the blank: The _______ is the head of the executive branch in a state or territory.

• governor

• mayor

• senator

• judge