FREE U.S. HISTORY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT GED US

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FREE U.S. HISTORY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT GED US

HISTORY VOCAB EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: colony

Answer:

a settlement with close political ties to its parent country; colonists live in these settlements

Question 2: communism

Answer:

a system of government with a single party and state ownership of almost all property

Question 3: apprentice

Answer:

a young person who works for a period of years to learn a skill or trade from a craftsperson

Question 4: secede

Answer:

to break away from a nation and form a separate nation

Question 5: immigrant

Answer:

a person who leaves his or her homeland for a new life in another country

Question 6: progressives

Answer:

people who worked for the improvement of workers' lives and other reforms

Question 7: self-sufficient

Answer:

dependent only on oneself for life's necessities

Question 8: abolitionist

Answer:

a person who fought to end slavery

Question 9: indentured

Answer:

legally bound to work for someone for a certain number of years, generally in exchange for passage to a new homeland

Question 10: democracy

Answer:

a form of government in which the people rule

Question 11: amendment

Answer:

an addition or change, especially to a law or legal document, such as the Constitution

Question 12: segregation

Answer:

the seperation of groups of people, usually by race

Question 13: industrialize

Answer:

to replace human labor with machines

Question 14: manifest destiny

Answer:

the belief that it is the nation's future to strech from ocean to ocean

Question 15: labor union

Answer:

an organization of workers who try to get better wages, benefits, and working conditions

Question 16: manufacture

Answer:

to make or produce goods