Unit 6 Vocab

A region of land is called a ________.

• Territory

• Ocean

• Mountain

• River

To add a territory to a country is to ________.

• Emigrate

• Exile

• Deport

• Annex

Conducting negotiations with other countries is called ________.

• Agriculture

• Diplomacy

• Engineering

• Journalism

A person who moves from one country to another is called an ________.

• Immigrant

• Tourist

• Citizen

• Refugee

People who joined the rush for gold in California in 1849 are called ________.

• Pilgrams

• Minutemen

• Forty-niners

• Cowboys

The belief that it was America’s right and duty to spread the nation across the North American continent is called ________.

• Monroe Doctrine

• Manifest Destiny

• Isolationism

• Federalism

To give up power or territory is to ________.

• Claim

• Cede

• Defend

• Expand

The 1836 revolt of Texans against Mexico that resulted in Texas becoming an independent nation was called the ________.

• Texas War for Independence

• Mexican-American War

• Battle of San Jacinto

• Alamo Conflict

A land grant made by the Mexican government, used for raising cattle and crops, is called a ________.

• Presidio

• Pueblo

• Mission

• Rancho

Land purchased from Mexico that was added to Arizona and New Mexico is known as the ________.

• Louisiana Purchase

• Gadsden Purchase

• Oregon Treaty

• Adams-Onís Treaty