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Westward Expansion vocabulary (25-26)

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Someone who settles a new area before others

a)

Pioneer

b)

Expedition

c)

Industry

d)

Manufacture

2.

Land the U.S. bought from France in 1803 that doubled the country’s size

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Pioneer

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Industry

3.

The belief that the U.S. was meant to expand west all the way to the Pacific Ocean

a)

Pioneer

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Manufacture

d)

Louisiana Purchase

4.

Land owned by a country but not yet a state

a)

Territory

b)

Manufacture

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Steam Engine

5.

Businesses and factories that make things from natural resources

a)

Reservation

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Industry

d)

Pioneer

6.

To make products using machines or tools, often in a factory

a)

Annexation

b)

Expedition

c)

Manufacture

d)

Industry

7.

A journey for a specific goal, like exploring new land

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Expedition

c)

Pioneer

d)

Manufacture

8.

The movement of people from one place to another

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Migration

c)

Pioneer

d)

Manufacture

9.

A railroad that connected the eastern and western parts of the United States, making it faster and easier for people and goods to travel across the country

a)

Transcontinental Railroad

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Steam Engine

d)

Industry

10.

A machine powered by steam that helped run trains and factories

a)

Steam Engine

b)

Manufacture

c)

Annexation

d)

Pioneer

11.

Land the government set aside where Native American groups were forced to live

a)

Reservation

b)

Industry

c)

Territory

d)

Louisiana Purchase

12.

Adding land to a country, like when Texas became part of the U.S.

a)

Annexation

b)

Manufacture

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Territory