Topic 5
Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?
Francis Scott Key
How many Seminole wars were there?
2
Who was Frederick Douglass?
An enslaved person who became an abolitionist
What is a patent?
sole legal right to an invention and its profits
What is an abolitionist?
An individual who fights to end slavery
Who was the second president?
John Adams
What nickname was given to Andrew Jackson?
Old Hickory
What was the name of the newspaper Frederick Douglass wrote?
The North Star
Define migrate
to move from one place to another
What does it mean to have a license?
To have official authority to do something
Who was the third president?
Thomas Jefferson
Which mode of transportation did most settlers use on the Oregon Trail?
covered wagons
Where was the significant Women's Rights convention held?
Seneca Falls
What is plurality?
the largest share
What is suffrage?
The right to vote
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
A warning to European nations to keep out of America
What year was the Battle of the Alamo?
1836
What were Yeomen in the South?
small independent farmers
What is a precedent?
something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow
What is a telegraph?
A device created that uses electric signals to send messages
Name the first five presidents in order
1- George Washington 2- John Adams 3- Thomas Jefferson 4- James Madison 5- James Monroe
What was a "boomtown" during the California Gold Rush?
A town that grew rapidly due to a gold discovery nearby
What was the domestic slave trade?
selling enslaved people between Southern states
Define sectionalism
rivalry based on the special interests of different areas
What term describes when workers stop working to protest conditions?
strike