Week 7 Vocabulary

What was the result of the Adams-Onis Treaty?

• Spain ceded East and West Florida to the United States.

• The United States ceded Texas to Spain.

• Spain gained control of California.

• The United States gained control of Cuba.

What is the Monroe Doctrine?

• A policy supporting European colonization in the Western Hemisphere.

• A foreign policy position of the United States that opposes European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere.

• A trade agreement between the United States and Europe.

• A military alliance between the United States and Spain.

What was the "Corrupt Bargain"?

• A trade deal between the United States and Spain.

• An agreement between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson.

• The House elected John Quincy Adams over Andrew Jackson, allegedly due to a deal with Henry Clay.

• A treaty between the United States and Britain.

What is the Spoils System?

• A method of distributing land to settlers.

• The practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.

• A system of taxation on imported goods.

• A method of electing government officials.

What does "Abolition" refer to?

• The creation of new laws.

• The action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution.

• The establishment of a new government.

• The enforcement of existing laws.

What is "Citizenship"?

• The status of being a member of a club.

• The position or status of being a citizen of a particular country.

• The act of voting in an election.

• The process of immigrating to a new country.

What does "Innovation" mean?

• A new method, idea, product, etc.

• The destruction of old ideas.

• The repetition of existing methods.

• The rejection of new technology.

What is "Invention"?

• The action of destroying something.

• The action of inventing something, typically a process or device.

• The process of forgetting old ideas.

• The act of copying existing technology.

What does "Marginalized" mean?

• A person, group, or concept treated as insignificant or peripheral.

• A person who is highly influential.

• A group that is central to society.

• A concept that is widely accepted.

What is "Oppression"?

• The act of liberating a group.

• Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control.

• The process of negotiating peace.

• The establishment of fair laws.