Chapter 13 Context Sentences Practice

Farmers often fight over __________ during dry seasons because everyone needs water for their crops.

• Water Rights

• Land Ownership

• Crop Types

• Fertilizer Supply

The United States decided to __________ Texas, adding it as a new state in 1845.

• Annex

• Reject

• Ignore

• Sell

__________ were explorers and fur trappers who lived in the wilderness and helped map the western lands.

• Mountain Men

• Pioneers

• Settlers

• Gold Miners

In early California, __________ owned large areas of land and raised cattle for a living.

• Rancheros

• Farmers

• Miners

• Merchants

Life on the __________ was tough, but many families moved west in search of new opportunities.

• Frontier

• Coast

• City

• Desert

Mountain men held a yearly __________ to trade furs, buy supplies, and share stories.

• Rendezvous

• Festival

• Gathering

• Meeting

In towns with no police, a __________ might take the law into their own hands to catch criminals.

• Vigilante

• Mayor

• Teacher

• Doctor

The government placed a __________ on imported goods to encourage people to buy products made in the country.

• Tariff

• Subsidy

• Quota

• Law

Under a __________, one person has total control over the government and people have few rights.

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

During the __________, soldiers surrounded the fort and cut off supplies until the enemy gave up.

• Siege

• Battle

• Parade

• Celebration