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Chapter 12 Vocabulary and Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a region just beyond or at the edge of a settled area

a)

frontier

b)

nation

c)

gold rush

d)

relocation

2.

a rapid movement of people in search of gold to an area where gold has been recently discovered

a)

treaty

b)

great plains

c)

gold rush

d)

nullify

3.

the broad, flat region that stretches between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains in North America

a)

reservation

b)

great plains

c)

frontier

d)

nation

4.

a person’s actions, sacrifices, and time spent serving in the armed forces

a)

preservation

b)

treaty

c)

tribe

d)

military service

5.

an organized group of people living in a particular state or territory and united by common heritage and government

a)

nation

b)

tribe

c)

reservation

d)

frontier

6.

to declare something invalid or no longer legal and binding

a)

removal

b)

treaty

c)

nullify

d)

reservation

7.

keeping something the same or preventing it from being damaged

a)

reservation

b)

military service

c)

preservation

d)

relocation

8.

the act of moving to a new location

a)

relocation

b)

reservation

c)

gold rush

d)

removal

9.

the act of forcing individuals or communities to leave their place of residence; taking something away

a)

relocation

b)

nullify

c)

removal

d)

tribe

10.

land set aside for American Indians

a)

frontier

b)

nation

c)

tribe

d)

reservation

11.

an agreement made after two groups negotiate, often to end or avoid war

a)

military service

b)

treaty

c)

nation

d)

nullify

12.

a social-political group of families or clans that share the same language, customs, and beliefs

a)

tribe

b)

reservation

c)

nation

d)

frontier

13.

All American Indians living in the southeastern U.S. must resettle west of the Mississippi River was a change required by ________.

a)

Indian Relocation Act of 1830

b)

Indian Removal Act of 1830

c)

Indian Relocation Act of 1776

d)

Indian Removal Act of 1776

14.

Which are causes of relocating American Indians in the 1800s? (Choose 3)

a)

American Indians wanted to go west when gold was discovered in California.

b)

American settlers wanted American Indian land in the Southeast for farming.

c)

American settlers did not approve of American Indian culture.

d)

The U.S. government bought American Indian land for a fair price.

e)

American settlers discovered gold in Georgia on land occupied by American Indians.

15.

Which phrase fits the organizer?

a)

Story of the Cherokee

b)

Andrew Jackson’s Failures

c)

Impact of Andrew Jackson’s Presidency

d)

South Carolina’s Choices

16.

Which event is explained in the box?

a)

Custer’s Last Stand

b)

The Trail of Tears

c)

Dahlonega Gold Rush

d)

The Battle of Wounded Knee

17.

Why did Andrew Jackson make this statement?

a)

He supported the idea that states must stay in the union by striking down federal laws.

b)

He supported the idea that states could leave the union if they could not strike down a federal law.

c)

He supported the idea that states must stay in the union even if they disagreed with a federal law.

d)

He supported the idea that states could leave the union as long as the union itself was preserved.