Chapter 19: The Cumberland Settlements (Vocabulary)

Vocabulary Term: acre Definition: a unit of land area equal to 4,840 square ________

• miles

• yards

• inches

• feet

Choose the correct definition of land surveyor.

• someone who buys land and resells it to settlers

• someone who visits new land settlements to decide whether or not to live there

• someone who checks whether land is fertile to determine if it will support settlement

• someone who makes measurements of land to establish land boundaries, create maps, etc.

Which vocabulary term is defined as:

an area of ground where something is, was, or will be located

• shoal

• saga

• basis

• site

Choose the correct definition of aghast.

• filled with fury or anger

• filled with joy or satisfaction

• filled with overwhelming shock or dismay

• filled with grief or sadness

Choose the correct definition of parcel.

• a partial quantity or amount of something

• a large quantity or amount of something

• a whole quantity or amount of something rather than a piece

• an unclear quantity or amount of something

Choose the correct definition of smallpox.

• a contagious and often deadly disease known for causing severe sores that leave deep scars

• a poisonous plant known for causing severe sores that leave deep scars

• a type of soil known for causing illness if used for farming

• a weapon known for causing severe sores that leave deep scars

Choose the correct definition of fertile.

• able to support the healthy growth of animals but not crops or other plants

• useful for wood and other natural resources but not for farming

• able to support the healthy growth of many things, especially plants

• useful for buildings but not for growing things, especially not for plants