Chapter 8.2-8.3 Review Quiz

What is the definition of 'profit'?

• A Mexican cowboy

• A human-made waterway

• A system of making many of the same item at one time

• The money a business earns after its debts have been paid

What does 'mass production' mean?

• Unfair treatment because of race or political or religious beliefs

• The money a business earns after its debts have been paid

• A system of making many of the same item at one time

• A human-made waterway

What is a 'canal'?

• A Mexican cowboy

• A human-made waterway

• A line of wagons traveling as a group

• The idea that the U.S. had a right to add territory until it reached the Pacific Ocean

Who is a 'vaquero'?

• A system of making many of the same item at one time

• A Mexican cowboy

• A common wagon, named after a type of sailing ship

• A human-made waterway

What does 'annex' mean?

• To take over a territory

• Unfair treatment because of race or political or religious beliefs

• A line of wagons traveling as a group

• A common wagon, named after a type of sailing ship

What is 'Manifest Destiny'?

• A Mexican cowboy

• The idea that the U.S. had a right to add territory until it reached the Pacific Ocean

• A human-made waterway

• A system of making many of the same item at one time

What is a 'wagon train'?

• A human-made waterway

• The money a business earns after its debts have been paid

• A line of wagons traveling as a group

• A common wagon, named after a type of sailing ship

What is a 'prairie schooner'?

• A common wagon, named after a type of sailing ship

• A Mexican cowboy

• A human-made waterway

• A line of wagons traveling as a group

What does 'persecution' mean?

• A human-made waterway

• The money a business earns after its debts have been paid

• A system of making many of the same item at one time

• Unfair treatment because of race or political or religious beliefs

Why did American settlers clash with the Mexican government in Texas?

• They wanted to end slavery

• They wanted more open trade with the U.S.

• They wanted to protect their northern territory

• They wanted to declare independence