Name ______Class ______Date ______

Unit 3Matching/ESPN Vocabulary (On-Level)

Directions: Match each term to the correct definition. Numbers 1-8 are from chapter 8. Numbers 9-19 are from chapter 9.

_____1. Anglo AmericanA. a group of citizens acting as a military force

_____2. surveyB. the money, property, and goods a bride’s family gives her groom

upon marriage

_____3. militiasC. to measure the boundaries of something, such as land

_____4. pioneersD. a period of low economic activity and high unemployment

_____5. depressionE. a white person living in the United States and who is not Hispanic

_____6. empresarioF. an administrative unit or division of land in Texas similar to a territory

_____7. dowryG. someone who travels to unclaimed territory to settle

_____8. departmentH. the Spanish word for land agent whose job it was to bring new settlers

into an area.

_____9. land speculatorI. a situation in which a disease spreads rapidly through a population

_____10. commerceJ. to bring in goods from foreign countries

_____11. resolutionK. the buying and selling of goods and services

_____12. repeal L. a tax on imported goods

_____13. decreeM. a person who buys land with the hope of selling it for a large profit

_____14. importN. a representative of a group attending a formal meeting

_____15. delegateO. to recall or do away with a law

_____16. dictatorP. a minor fight, usually during wartime

_____17. dutyQ. a formal statement of an opinion made by an official group

_____18. skirmishR. an order that has the force of law

_____19. epidemicS. a ruler with absolute power

ESPN Categorization:

Choose the best category (E, S, P, or N) for each vocabulary word and write each vocabulary word only ONCE in a category. You must ALSO write ONEjustification word or phrase explaining why you put each vocabulary word in its respective category. REMEMBER to read the textbook to learn more about the word and how is it used in its proper context (how the word is used in a certain passage or situation).Use the category/justification chart to help you fill in the second. An example is provided.

Category / Justification Words/Phrases
Economic / money, taxes, trade, business (types of), industry (types of), job or occupation (type of)
Social/Cultural / family tree, customs, traditions, heritage, local community, ethnic groups/celebrations/ceremonies, disease, education (study of something), new technology, race, gender, religion, language, lifestyle, shelter, art
Political / leaders, laws, form of punishment, military, wars, battles, conflicts, alliances, towns/cities/states/nations
eNvironment / climate, nature, landforms, water forms, plants, animals, geography, natural resources, natural disaster
Category / Vocabulary Word - Justification Word/Phrase
E
S / Anglo American – race or ethnicity
P
N