wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Chapter 14 Vocabulary and Review

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

an explorer in search of gold, oil, minerals, or other valuable substances

a)

woodsman

b)

pioneer

c)

settler

d)

prospector

2.

a natural feature that provides an entrance or passageway for the movement of people, products, or ideas

a)

wagon train

b)

physical gateway

c)

territory

d)

physical barrier

3.

a temporary community that houses miners

a)

mining camp

b)

wilderness

c)

annex

d)

republic

4.

a place that little is known about other than that there are many dangers there; an unsettled area without the usual characteristics of civilization

a)

territory

b)

prospector

c)

wilderness

d)

technology

5.

a custom, belief, or ritual passed down from generation to generation

a)

treaty

b)

annex

c)

manifest destiny

d)

tradition

6.

a person who moves to live in an area that has no or few previous inhabitants

a)

settler

b)

pioneer

c)

prospector

d)

woodsman

7.

a long line of covered wagons pulled by horses or oxen

a)

manifest destiny

b)

wagon train

c)

technology

d)

physical gateway

8.

the 19th century belief that the U.S. should expand across North America to the Pacific Ocean

a)

republic

b)

mining camp

c)

annex

d)

manifest destiny

9.

an agreement negotiated between two governments

a)

treaty

b)

annex

c)

manifest destiny

d)

technology

10.

the use of science and engineering to solve problems or improve processes

a)

manifest destiny

b)

annex

c)

technology

d)

physical gateway

11.

a natural feature that blocks the movement of people, products, or ideas

a)

mining camp

b)

physical barrier

c)

physical gateway

d)

tradition

12.

a system of government, where decisions are made by elected officials who represent the people

a)

treaty

b)

wagon train

c)

tradition

d)

republic

13.

a person living or working in the woods (such as a hunter or woodcutter) who knows the area well

a)

woodsman

b)

pioneer

c)

prostpector

d)

settler

14.

an area of land under the rule of another country or government

a)

territory

b)

annex

c)

manifest destiny

d)

wagon train

15.

a person who is among the first to settle in a new area

a)

settler

b)

pioneer

c)

woodsman

d)

prospector

16.

to add as an extra part or territory

a)

annex

b)

treaty

c)

territory

d)

physical gateway

17.

Which quote is part of the idea of Manifest Destiny?

a)

“The United States is better off without the uncivilized West.”

b)

“American Indians should follow their own rules of government.”

c)

“The American settlers’ lifestyle is superior to the lifestyle of American Indians.”

d)

“American Indians have natural rights given by God to live on their lands.”

18.

Which quote is part of the idea of Manifest Destiny?

a)

“The United States has the natural right to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean."

b)

“American Indians have natural rights given by God to live on their lands.”

c)

“American Indians should follow their own rules of government.”

d)

“The United States is better off without the uncivilized West.”

19.

Which is an example of a physical gateway?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

20.

What event caused the non-native population to grow in California?

a)

invention of the steam engine

b)

completion of the Erie Canal

c)

discovery of gold in California

d)

completion of the Transcontinental Railraod

21.

What people moved out west to meet the needs of miners?

a)

prospectors

b)

immegrants

c)

entrepreneurs

d)

pioneers

22.

The gold rush helped California become a state sooner because the population grew quickly.

a)

true

b)

false

23.

Which is an example of a physical barrier?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Appalachian Mountains