Oklahoma History Vocabulary Quiz

VOCABULARY: One who is against slavery

• Colonist

• Loyalist

• Confederate

• Abolitionist

VOCABULARY: A subdivision of an army

• Fleet

• Squad

• Brigade

• Regiment

VOCABULARY: Legislation by which California was admitted as a free state, the Texas-New Mexico boundary was settled.

• Homestead Act

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

A state that did not allow slavery

• Territory

• Colony

• Free State

• Slave State

VOCABULARY: A situation where someone legally has the authority to make decisions for someone.

• Guardianship

• Ownership

• Partnership

• Citizenship

VOCABULARY: A member of a small military group that harasses the enemy.

• Cavalry

• Infantry

• Guerrilla

• Artillery

VOCABULARY: To not take sides in a disagreement

• Neutral

• Aggressive

• Biased

• Partisan

TRUE OR FALSE: An outpost is a military station

• False

• True

VOCABULARY: A process by which those living in a territory could decide for themselves on an issue.

• Popular Sovereignty

• Federalism

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

VOCABULARY: To break away, as a state breaking away from the Union.

• Annex

• Secede

• Colonize

• Unify