Name: _______________________________________________
Class Period: _________
Feb 23 –27, 2015
5th 6 Weeks Vocabulary Chart #1
Please complete the following chart to prepare for your quiz this week.
Word or Idea
Manifest
Destiny
Accepted Definition
(as used in class)
The belief that it was the destiny of the
U.S to expand its territory over the whole
of North America.
Expansion
To increase in size; To make bigger or
wider in size, volume, or quantity.
Push Factors
Conditions that drive people to leave
their homes and country.
Pull Factors
Conditions that attract people to a new
area.
Immigrant
A person who moves to another country,
usually for a permanent residence.
Irrigation
The artificial application of water to land
to assist in the production of crops.
(Example- Sprinklers).
Acquire
To come into possession or ownership of.
Annexation
To add a territory into a domain of a city,
country, or state.
Sectionalism
Putting the needs of one’s own region
over the needs of the whole nation.
Ceded
(Cession)
To yield or formally surrender to another
Find a second definition
using your own sources –
Provide an example of this word or idea
from your own knowledge –
(dictionary, glossary, mobile device, etc.)
(modern times, U.S. History, illustration, translation)
“American Progress”
- by John Gast, 1872
According to the painting above, what was the main goal of supporters of “Manifest Destiny” in the 1840’s?
A- To convince Canada to become part of the United States
B- To expand U.S. territories to the Pacific Ocean
C- To build a canal across Central America
D- To acquire naval bases in the Caribbean
Use the PPET Strategy and answer the question to the excerpt.
List at least FIVE words from the excerpt, define it, and use it in a correct sentence.
Vocabulary Words
Definition
Sentence to show understanding of word