Module 1: Vocabulary Test

“From the days of Columbus, European expansion was driven by stories of gold and silver waiting to be gathered up by energic explorers.” What does the word expansion mean as it is used in this sentence?

• growth
• people
• decrease
• traditions

While not a country in the European sense, the region the Americans traversed two centuries ago was bound together by common values and customs. What does the word values mean as it is used in this sentence?

• morals
• limits
• increases
• successes

They didn’t need schools, police, jails, and social workers, they had “a brilliant plan for living.” What does the word brilliant mean as it is used in this sentence?

• slow
• opinion
• brave
• smart

The Nez Perce culture became increasingly reliant on seasonally abundant fish and root resources. What does the word abundant mean as it is used in this sentence?

• limited
• plentiful
• supported
• traditions

The finding of gold in the west impacted the daily lifestyle and culture of the Nez Perce. What is the meaning of the word impacted as it is used in this sentence?

• affected
• cooperated
• disputed
• devoured

The Nez Perce children learned what natural resources they could use to make toys. What is the meaning of the word natural resources as it is used in this sentence?

• natural materials
• natural beliefs
• natural problems
• natural examples

The _________________ ended the war between Mexico and America.

• prosperous
• treaty
• essential

In 1800, the Native American communities in the Missouri and Columbia River regions were prosperous and _________________.

• thriving
• reinforcing
• impacting

The invasion of their reservation set off ____________________ with young miners who were unaware that they were trespassing.

• strengthen
• oral traditions
• disputes

What is a synonym for reinforce?

• oppose
• weaken
• support