Washington and Adams

Where was our nation's first capital?

• Washington D.C.
• Philadelphia
• Boston
• New York

Who served as Secretary of Treasury on the first president's cabinet?

• Edmund Randolph
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Alexander Hamilton

Which of the following was not one of major problems facing the first president when he took office?

• Foreign policy issues
• Severe financial problems
• Rival factions
• Forcing British troops from Boston

What precedent did the first president set?

• Only serving 1 term
• Only serving 2 terms
• Only serving 3 terms
• Refusing to run for re-election

This made it a crime to write, print, utter, or publish anything that was critical of the U.S. government.

• Secession
• Sedition Act
• Bond Act
• Proclamation Act

The head of the Federalist Party was

• Thomas Jefferson 
• Alexander Hamilton
• James Madison
• George Washington

The Democratic-Republicans had a belief in

• Big business and industry and less interest in agriculture
• Week national government and stronger state governments
• Limiting states’ rights and paying higher taxes
• Creating a national bank and paying off all bonds

What was the name for George Washington's statement that said America would not take sides in disputes between warring European countries?

• The Swiss Pact
• The Neutrality Proclamation
• The Peace Treaty of 1793
• Pinckney's Treaty

Which of the following actions was not a part of Alexander Hamilton's economic plan?

• He wanted to remove the debt from the Revolutionary War
• He wanted to add tariffs to foreign imports
• He wanted to use the national mint to add money to the economy
• He wanted to repay war bonds to increase trust in the economy

According to Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, what was the most serious problem with Alexander Hamilton's plan for a national bank?

• The federal government did not have the power to create a national bank
• Keeping the nation’s money in one place would endanger the economy
• A national bank would give the federal government an unfair monopoly (control) on granting loans
• A national bank would lead to conflicts between the states and federal government