Washington's Presidency and Key Concepts

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What is a precedent?

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an example for people to follow in similar situations in the future

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Which action did President Washington warn against taking in the future?
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Decreasing taxes,
Forming permanent alliances,
Abolishing slavery,
Expanding the federal budget

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Forming permanent alliances

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Why did President Washington create the Cabinet?

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To provide advice and help him carry out decisions

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Which did George Washington oppose? Options: paying off states' debts, political parties, moving the capital, the Bill of Rights

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political parties

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How did Hamilton address the issue of debt from the Revolutionary War?

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federal government took over the states' debts

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What did Washington do voluntarily that would later be required by the Constitution?

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Serve no more than two terms

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During Washington’s first term as president, the United States faced ongoing tensions with

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France and Britain.

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In order to gather experts to advise him on federal policy, President George Washington created

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a cabinet.

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Alexander Hamilton wanted the national bank to be able to

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loan money to the federal government.

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A primary goal of President Washington’s foreign policy was —

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neutrality.