Important Words
an instrument designed to make distant objects appear closer
telescope
the president's mansion
the White House!
John Adams and his family were the first to live there!
wife of President James Madison
I also rescued George Washington's portrait before it could be burned by the British
Dolley Madison
The number of members (judges) of the Supreme Court
9
Is that your age?!?
Which branch of government uses the Constitution to guid it to the best decisions in each case?
Judicial: interprets laws (Supreme Court)
The signing of this document brought an end to the War for Independence (also called the Revolutionary War)
Treaty of Paris
the capital of the United States that Benjamin Banneker helped to survey
Washington D.C.
I invented an irrigation system that brought water from the river to the plants to help my plants grow; after I became sick, I wrote almanacs which were published for over 5 years
Benjamin Banneker
1. Several books on astronomy
2. a telescope
3. Drafting tools
an event in which British soldiers mistakenly fired into a crowd
Boston Massacre
supplying water to land
irrigation
place where a major battle was fought in the War of 1812
Fort McHenry
the first vice president and the second president of the United States
I was also the first to live in the White House!
John ADAMS
The USA has had THREE capitals. List them in order.
1. New York City, New York
2. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3. Washington, D.C.
Explain John Adams' most important case as a lawyer in Boston.
He had to defend the British soldiers charged with shooting into a crowd (the Boston Massacre)
the study of stars, planets, and space
astronomy
John Adams became a lawyer and lived in this town with his family
BOSTON, Massachusetts
I was one of the signers of the Treaty of Paris.
I was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
I became the first minister, or ambassador to England
John Adams
List the three branches of government and their jobs.
1. legislative: makes laws (Congress)
2. Executive: Enforces the laws (President)
3. Judicial: Interprets the laws (Supreme Court)
John Adams's son who became the 6th president of the United States
John Quincy Adams
instruments used to draw lines and angles
drafting tools
a war between Britain and the United States, over the right to trade with other countries
War of 1812
I am an African-American scientist, mathematician, astronomer, surveyor, and writer
Benjamin Banneker
Name the unfair law that made the colonists angry because they had to pay taxes on all forms of legal papers
Stamp Act
John Adams was selected to be one of the delegates to attend this:
the FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS (during which the colonies discussed forming their own country apart from England)