The Presidency of Washington

The Presidency of Washington

Multiple Choice

Signing a treaty would be the responsibility of which Cabinet Secretary?

• Secretary of State

• Secretary of he Treasury

• Secretary of War

• Attorney General

Multiple Choice

Creating the instructions for Tax Collectors would be the responsibility of which Cabinet Secretary?

• Secretary of State

• Secretary of he Treasury

• Secretary of War

• Attorney General

Multiple Choice

George Washington faced which economic crisis when he became President?

• Britain demanded repayment for soldiers wages

• States had ordered ships which the federal government had to pay for

• States and the federal government had large debts from the American Revolution

• The federal government had spent all its money buying Louisiana

Multiple Select

Hamilton's plan for the federal government to improve the economy included- (Choose all that apply)

• Creating a national data base of people who owed money

• Creating a national bank

• Regulating intrastate trade

• Collecting taxes

• Assuming the war debt of the States and the federal government

Multiple Choice

Hamilton believed establishing a national bank would

• Stabilize the economy

• Destabilize the economy

• Make him rich

• Pay off the war debt

Multiple Choice

The establishment of the first bank of the United States created disagreements that led to the creation of

• Political parties

• Garden parties

• Radical parties

• Labor parties

Multiple Choice

Which pair contributed to the creation of political parties?

• Democrats and Republicans

• George Washington and Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson

• King Louis XIV and King George III

Multiple Choice

Which party would have agreed with the Anti-Federalists?

• Federalists

• Democratic-Republicans

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best example of an early U.S. struggle to define domestic authority of the central government?

The struggle to define domestic authority of the central government means trying to figure out how to make the national government enforce laws.

• Mercantilism

• Shay's Rebellion

• The Whiskey Rebellion

• The XYZ Affair

Multiple Choice

The Whiskey Rebellion challenged the idea that-

• the federal government could raise tariffs to protect industries

• the military was needed for dealing with foreign threats

• the federal government had the power to make and enforce tax laws

• a national court system was needed for resolving disputes between states

Multiple Choice

Without Pickney's Treaty the United States might have -

• had to annex Louisiana

• had to use the Gulf of Mexico to transport goods from the Ohio River Valley

• had to dig a river similar to the Mississippi River

• lost the ability to access the Mississippi River

Multiple Choice

"History and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of Republican government …. It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances."

-President George Washington's Farewell Address, 1796

The idea expressed in this quote is that the United States should avoid -

• becoming involved in the political affairs of other countries

• being part of a global trade network

• establishing US territories overseas

• Allowing US citizens to immigrate

Multiple Choice

“The great role of conduct for us, in regard to foreign Nations is in extending our commercial reactions to have with them as little political connection as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements let them be fulfilled, with perfect good faith. Here let us stop.”

-President George Washington's Farewell Address, 1796



This statement illustrates President Washington's belief in -

• remaining loyal to foreign countries

• remaining neutral regarding foreign countries

• creating strong and lasting ties between the U.S. and foreign countries

• allowing the U.S. to cut off all ties with all foreign countries