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Unit 07: Migration Westward Vocabulary

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gissell and Tyronne were discussing the idea that the United States should expand to include the territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Oregon Trail

c)

Lewis and Clark Expedition

d)

Transcontinental

2.

When Landon was the first to start a community garden in his neighborhood, he was considered a:

a)

Immigrant

b)

Settler

c)

Pioneer

d)

Straggler

3.

Emma and Michael are exploring a region with very few people living in it, or a new field of study or exploration. What is this called?

a)

No Man's Land

b)

Frontier

c)

Suburb

d)

City

4.

During a history class, Kimberly and Daniel discussed the belief that it was the destiny of the United States to expand its territory across North America. What term describes this belief?

a)

Colonialism

b)

Westward Expansion

c)

American Dream

d)

Manifest Destiny

5.

Who were the individuals like Mia and Anthony that moved westward to settle new lands in the United States during the 19th century?

a)

Explorers

b)

Pioneers

c)

Colonists

d)

Nomads

6.

Dominic and Sebastian are part of a team exploring a sparsely populated area that is newly being settled. What is the term for such an area?

a)

Outback

b)

Frontier

c)

Urban Area

d)

Metropolis

7.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny 
b)
Monroe Doctrine 
c)
Great Awakening 
d)
Louisiana Purchase
8.

A region with very few people living in it, or new field of study or exploration

a)

Frontier

b)

Neighborhood

c)

City

d)

Country

9.

Someone who is first to settle a region or enter into an project

a)

Mayor

b)

Pioneer

c)

Leader

d)

Look-out

10.

The idea that the United States should expand to include the territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

a)

Western territories

b)

Transcontinental

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Promised Land

11.

What term describes the movement of people like Sweet and Isaac who ventured into uncharted territories to establish new communities in the 1800s?

a)

Settlers

b)

Explorers

c)

Pioneers

d)

Nomads

12.

In a discussion about the 19th-century belief that the United States was destined to expand across the continent, what term would be most appropriate?

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

Great Migration

d)

Gold Rush

13.

What is the term for a region that is on the edge of settled areas, often explored by individuals seeking new opportunities?

a)

Urban Area

b)

Metropolis

c)

Frontier

d)

Suburb