8th Grade Summative Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: A settlement of people living in a new territory controlled by their home country is called a _________.

• colony

• empire

• city-state

• province

Fill in the blank: Producing just enough to feed the family with none left over to sell or trade is called _____________.

• subsistence farming

• commercial farming

• plantation agriculture

• cash cropping

Fill in the blank: A person who wanted to end slavery is called an _____________.

• abolitionist

• loyalist

• secessionist

• colonist

Fill in the blank: A person living in a country who is not a citizen of that country is called an ___________.

• alien

• native

• ambassador

• resident

Fill in the blank: A partnership; an agreement to work together for a common purpose is called an ___________.

• alliance

• conflict

• division

• competition

Fill in the blank: A change, correction, or improvement added to a document is called an ___________.

• amendment

• appendix

• summary

• footnote

Fill in the blank: To take possession of something is to __________ it.

• annex

• ignore

• destroy

• abandon

• refuse

Fill in the blank: An unreasoned, emotional judgement about people or events is called ___________.

• bias

• fact

• evidence

• analysis

Fill in the blank: To refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one's terms is to __________.

• boycott

• negotiate

• import

• advertise

Fill in the blank: An agricultural product grown and sold for profit is called a ___________.

• cash crop

• staple food

• livestock

• subsistence crop