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U.S. History Vocabulary Test (Chp 1-2)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 6hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Tariff?

a)

A Tax on Imports

b)

A Tax on Exports

c)

A Tax on your food from Uber Eats

d)

A Tax to live in the United States of America

2.

What is a "Relief"

a)

Up's & Downs of the earths surface

b)

High's & Low's in Space

c)

High's & Low's on the Suns surface

3.

A system for breaking time into units and keeping track of those units is called

a)

a map

b)

a timeline

c)

a chart

d)

a calendar

4.

Order of dates in which events happen is called

a)

chronology

b)

sequence

c)

time line

d)

calendar

5.

A round model of the Earth is called

a)

a map

b)

a diagram

c)

a globe

d)

a landform

6.

A flat drawing of all or part of the Earth's surface is called

a)

a globe

b)

a chart

c)

a diagram

d)

a map

7.

A tariff is

a)

a tax on exports

b)

an exchange rate

c)

a tax on imports

d)

a voluntary exchange

8.

A person who starts and runs a business is called

a)

a manager

b)

a producer

c)

an entrepreneur

d)

an economists

9.

The legal process of becoming a citizen is called

a)

naturalization

b)

bill of rights

c)

due process

d)

an amendment

10.

The height of an area above sea level is called

a)

elevation

b)

landform

c)

relief

d)

region

11.

A community of living things and the surroundings in which they live is called

a)

an environment

b)

an ecosystem

c)

a market economy

d)

a landform

12.

An economic system used in the U.S. in which people are free to control and own the means of production is called

a)

market economy

b)

capital

c)

free enterprise economy

d)

international economy

13.

A Compass is a device that is used to do what?

a)
Determine direction
b)
Play music
c)
Calculate distance
d)
Measure temperature
14.

A Strait is a ____________?

a)
wide passage of water
b)
landmass
c)
type of bird
d)
narrow passage of water
15.

To Circumnavigate is to do what?

a)
Travel to the center of something
b)
Travel halfway around something
c)
Travel all the way around something
d)
Travel in a straight line through something
16.

When you Alter something you are doing what?

a)
Repairing
b)
Ignoring
c)
Making changes or modifying
d)
Destroying
17.

Devote to something means that you are?

a)
fully committed or dedicated
b)
occasionally committed or dedicated
c)
not committed or dedicated at all
d)
partially committed or dedicated
18.

A Conquistador is a _________________?

a)
A type of fruit
b)
A type of dance
c)
A type of bird
d)
Spanish conqueror or explorer
19.

A Pueblo is a....?????

a)
village
b)
country
c)
town
d)
city
20.

Presidio was a what ????

a)
a type of flower
b)
a type of bird
c)
a type of pasta
d)
a military garrison or fort
21.

A Plantation was a place that you...

a)

Large City

b)

A Large Farm

c)

Small Farm

d)

A Small Town

22.

Armadas where what during the exploration age?

a)
teams of explorers
b)
groups of soldiers
c)
collections of maps
d)

fleets of warships

23.

A Tenant Farmer is a farmer that does what?

a)
A Tenant Farmer is a farmer that owns their own land.
b)
A Tenant Farmer is a farmer that grows only vegetables.
c)
A Tenant Farmer cultivates land owned by someone else and pays rent.
d)
A Tenant Farmer is a farmer that raises livestock for a living.
24.

To Pose means to Present/Offer

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The Northwest passage is a passage of water that is between the Atlantic & Pacific Ocean Hugging the North Coast of North America

a)

True

b)

False