Applied English for History I: Vocabulary for Professor Jopp's lecture June 9, 2003

Last name ____________________________ First name ________________

___ 1. Oregon Trail (n) the overland route to "the West" from the Missouri River
___ 2. migration (n) to move from one place to another
___ 3. missionaries (n) people who go to another place or region and teach about Christianity
___ 4. treaty (n) an agreement between countries or governments
___ 5. provisional (adj) temporary; existing for a short time
___ 6. legislative (adj) refers to making laws
___ 7. executive (adj) refers to the top leadership or to administering laws
___ 8. judiciary (n) the court system; decides if people have followed the laws
___ 9. boundary (n) a line between regions or areas of land
___ 10. land claim (n)  
___ 11. Hudson's Bay Company (n)  
___ 12. territory (n)  
___ 13. Pacific Northwest (n)  
___ 14. pioneer (n)  
___ 15. Oregon Country (n)  
___ 16. expedition (n)  
___ 17. statehood (n)  
___ 18. reservation (n)