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Westward Expansion Vocabulary Quiz

 

Directions: Match the vocabulary words on the left with the definitions on the right.

1. pathfinder a policy or principle of slavery in the United States.
2. nationalism in short supply; insufficient.
3. annex something that is advocated or taught; teaching.
4. suffrage a self-propelled engine, esp. one that pulls or pushes railroad cars.
5. locomotive the collective spirit and aspirations of a nation.
6. pioneer the right to vote in a political election or the exercise of this right.
7. secede someone who explores or goes to live in a place previously unexplored or uninhabited by many of his or her culture.
8. doctrine a chance for an improved situation.
9. sectionalism to quit an organization, a political or religious unit or alliance, or the like.
10. abolitionism one who finds or makes a path or way, usu. through unexplored areas.
11. opportunity an intense, sometimes excessive, regard for local interests or concerns.
12. scarce to add or attach, esp. to something larger.

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