Important Terms
What is a ceremony in which the person who won the election becomes president of the United States?
inauguration
What was the first capital of the United States?
New York City
What did he invent to make watering plants easier on the farm?
irrigation system
What unfair English law made colonists pay a tax on legal papers?
Stamp Act
Which President asked Dolley Madison to help him entertain guests at the White House?
Thomas Jefferson
Who is a person who represents a foreign country?
diplomat
What war was fought between Britain and the United States, over the right to trade with other countries?
War of 1812
What did Benjamin Banneker make that worked for over fifty years?
clock
John Adams
Battle of Fort McHenry
What is the study of stars, planets, and space?
astronomy
Where did a major battle fought in the War of 1812?
Fort McHenry
How did Benjamin Banneker learn when he could no longer attend school?
Reading books
Who was John Adams's son who became the 6th President of the United States?
John Quincy Adams
Who was the 4th president of the United States?
James Madison
What is supplying water to land?
irrigation
What is the name of the wife of the president of the United States
First Lady
What book did Benjamin Banneker write and print for over five years?
almanac
What event did John Adams try in which British soldiers mistakenly fired into a crowd?
Boston Massacre
What famous painting did Dolley Madison become famous for saving?
painting of George Washington
What are the names of the 3 branches of government?
legislative, executive, and judicial
Who wrote the "Star-Spangled Banner"?
Francis Scott Key
What famous city did Benjamin Banneker help survey?
Which branch of government enforces the law?
executive branch
Which group of people did not believe in fighting and dressing plainly?
Quakers