Ch 13 Vocab

Fill in the blank: The _______ is the land that forms the farthest extent of a nation’s settled regions.

• Frontier

• Coastline

• Heartland

• Metropolis

A _______ is a government gift of land.

• Land Grant

• Scholarship

• Subsidy

• Tax Credit

Fill in the blank: A _______ is an owner of a ranch.

• Ranchero

• Farmer

• Cowboy

• Shepherd

Fill in the blank: _______ is extending the nation beyond its existing borders.

• Expansion

• Contraction

• Isolation

• Reduction

A _______ is a fur trapper of the Northwest.

• Mountain Man

• Explorer

• Settler

• Trader

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a meeting place where trappers would trade furs for supplies.

• Rendezvous

• Marketplace

• Trading Post

• Bazaar

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a one-person rule.

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Republic

Fill in the blank: A _______ is an attack in which one force surrounds a city or fort.

• Siege

• Ambush

• Skirmish

• Raid

Fill in the blank: To _______ is to add on.

• Annex

• Subtract

• Remove

• Divide

A _______ is a person who came to California in search of gold.

• Forty-niner

• Prospector

• Goldsmith

• Miner