Vocabulary
To control or rule
A. dominate B. cattle C. scale D. landform
A. dominate
Newspaper publisher John L. O'Sullivan was the first to use the term “______.”
A. Manifest Destiny B. Go West, young man C. Home of the Brave D. California or bust
A. Manifest Destiny
The large area between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains is the ______.
A. Ozark Plateau B. Painted Desert C. Great Plains D. Everglades
C. Great Plains
To _________ a place is to live in it.
A. depart B. immigrate C. inhabit D. vacate
C. inhabit
Which group did NOT help build the Transcontinental Railroad?
A. free African Americans B. Civil War veterans C. Irish immigrants D. Canadian immigrants
D. Canadian immigrants
A steep-walled valley created by running water is a(n) _______.
A. mountain B. ravine C. basin D. penninsula
B. ravine
In 1890, newspapers declared that the American _________ had been settled.
A. islands B. frontier C. heartland D. South
B. frontier
_______creates a trail for others to follow
A. landform B. cattle C. trailblazer D. scale
C. trailblazer
______ is one of the Pacific Northwest states.
A. Oregon B. New York C. New Mexico D. Kansas
A. Oregon
A(n) ________ is someone who has the power to decide, direct, or control.
A. authority B professor C. arbiter D. expert
A. authority
Woody Guthrie wrote ______ in 1944.
A. “Red, White, and Blue” B. “America the Beautiful” C. “The Star Spangled Banner” D. “This Land Is Your Land”
D. “This Land Is Your Land”
Which state did the Transcontinental Railroad pass through?
A. Texas B. Arizona C. Nevada D. North Dakota
B. Arizona
A steep-walled valley created by running water is a(n) _______.
A. mountain B. ravine C. basin D. penninsula
B. ravine
Which event did NOT shape the United States?
A. compromises with Spain and Great Britain B. wars fought with Mexico C. the sale of the Yukon Territory D. the Louisiana Purchase
C. the sale of the Yukon Territory
The Ozark Plateau is in the state of ____.
A. California B. Missouri C. Alabama S. Wisconsin
B. Missouri