Shared Flashcard Set

Details

unit viii
social studies
20
Other
5th Grade
03/24/2011

Additional Other Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
pioneer
Definition
An early settler of an area
Term
consequence
Definition
Something that happens because of a reason.
Term
locomotive
Definition
A railroad engine
Term
treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Definition
treaty that ended the Mexican American war and gave the U.S. the lands of the Mexican Cession
Term
Gap
Definition
A low place between mountains
Term
impressment
Definition
The taking of workers against their will.
Term
National anthem
Definition
The official song of a country
Term
Nationalism
Definition
Pride in one's country
Term
assimilate
Definition
adopt
Term
dictator
Definition
A leader who has complete control of the government.
Term
annex
Definition
to add to
Term
ford
Definition
to cross
Term
manifest destiny
Definition
The idea that the United States was meant to stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
Term
cession
Definition
Something that was given up, such as land.
Term
gold rush
Definition
A sudden rush of people for an area where gold has been found.
Term
forty-niners
Definition
Gold seekers who arrived in California in 1849.
Term
canal
Definition
A human made waterway that connects bodies of water
Term
lock
Definition
A part of a canal in which the water level can be raised or lowered to bring ships to the level of the next part of the canal.
Term
cotton gin
Definition
A machine that could quickly remove the seeds from cotton.
Term
interchangeable parts
Definition
parts that can be made exactly alike by machines
Supporting users have an ad free experience!