Unit 3 A Growing Nation Vocabulary PDF

Name Date Activity Page 2.3 Use with Chapter 2 Domain Vocabulary: Chapters 1–2...

Name Date Activity Page 2.3 Use with Chapter 2 Domain Vocabulary: Chapters 1–2 For each word, write the letter of the definition. 1.   prairie a) a group of people who work as a unit b) a boat powered by a steam engine 2.   sod c) a rock or mineral from which metal can be obtained 3.   emigrate d) an area of land belonging to a government 4.   pack animal e) a flat grassland f) crossing the entire continent 5.   keelboat g) freedom from external control; supreme power 6.   steam engine or authority h) a home and the land surrounding it 7.   steamboat i) a boat with a flat bottom and square corners that can be 8.   locomotive used to carry loads and can also be used as a house 9.   transcontinental j) to leave one place to settle permanently in another k) a motor that uses steam to work 10. ore l) the starting point or beginning of a moving body of water 11. homestead m) a journey taken by a group that has a clear purpose or goal 12. sovereignty n) the top layer of grassy soil, sometimes used to build 13. flatboat houses o) a railroad engine 14. territory p) a person who translates from one language to another 15. expedition q) an animal, such as a horse or a mule, that is used to carry heavy loads 16. corps r) a boat with a long ridge on the bottom, used to navigate 17. interpreter rivers 18. source TEACHER RESOURCES 59 LABB_G3_U3_A Growing Nation_TG.indb 59 25/10/23 5:24 PM