Benjamin Banneker Was

question 97

Multiple Choice

Benjamin Banneker was:

• A) a scientist who helped survey the new national capital.
• B) congressional leader of the opposition to Hamilton in the early 1790s.
• C) the secretary of war who publicly disagreed with Washington over Indian policy.
• D) an African-American slave whose capture inspired the Fugitive Slave Law.
• E) the first black person elected to Congress when he won election in the "Revolution of 1800."

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Definitions:

Tertiary Circular Reaction

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development during which toddlers experiment with new behaviors to see the outcomes, typically observed around 12 to 18 months of age.

Invention

The creation of a new device, method, or process, developed from study and experimentation.

Scheme Assimilation

The cognitive process by which new information is absorbed into existing mental frameworks or schemas.

Sensorimotor Development

The stage of cognitive development, according to Piaget, from birth to about two years, where infants learn through interacting with their environment using their senses and motor actions.