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Washington's Presidency: Domestic Issues

Washington's Presidency: Domestic Issues

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Social Studies

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8th Grade

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Hard

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Amber Holderness

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20 Slides • 13 Questions

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Washington's Presidency: Domestic Issues

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Open Ended

What do you already know about George Washington?

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Multiple Select

Which problem did George Washington encounter when he became president?

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Southern states were threatening to secede from the Union.

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The United States had large debts from the American Revolution.

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Great Britain was refusing to trade with the United States.

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The Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced with a stronger constitution.

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Multiple Select

Which of the following cities were at one time the capital of the United States? (select 2)

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Boston

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Philadelphia

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New York City

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Jamestown

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Multiple Choice

Washington selected the department heads and the Senate would approve the appointments….what principle of government is this an example of?

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popular sovereignty

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checks and balances

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federalism

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individual rights

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Multiple Choice

The president nominated the candidates for federal judges, who then needed congressional approval – Which principle of government?

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Federalism

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Individual Rights

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Popular Sovereignty

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Checks and Balances

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Multiple Choice

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Which action completes this diagram?

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oversee state government agencies

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regulate the creation of new businesses

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establish a national bank

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eliminate protective tariffs

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Multiple Choice

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The Whiskey Rebellion challenged the idea that-

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the federal government had the power to pass and enforce tax laws

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a national military was needed for dealing with foreign threats

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the federal government could raise tariffs to protect industries

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a national court system was needed for resolving disputes between states

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Open Ended

What challenges do you think Washington faced when becoming president?

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Multiple Choice

The first political parties in the United states were established in the 1790s largely because of political differences between -

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John Adams and Benjamin Franklin

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Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Paine

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George Washington and James Madison

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Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

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Multiple Choice

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Disagreements between these two cabinet members led to-

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the creation of reservations for American Indians

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a struggle to ratify the Bill of Rights

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the establishment of the first U.S. political parties

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a compromise over slavery in western territories

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Multiple Choice

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The organization of the first U.S. political parties resulted in large part from disagreements over which issue?

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The purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France

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The election of George Washington to second term as president

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The establishment of the First Bank of the United States

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The attack on the Port of Tripoli in North Africa

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Multiple Choice

The Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans emerged as separate political parties partly as a result of disagreement over- (hint: National Bank)

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how the nation should develop economically

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whether to enforce the Monroe Doctrine

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how the nation should admit new states

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whether to approve the Declaration of Independence

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Multiple Choice

The first political parties in the United States formed mainly in response to disagreements over-

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taxation without representation

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the doctrine of judicial review

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territorial expansion to the west

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the extent of federal power

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