New Republic

What was one of Washington's first acts as President?

• To form a national bank
• To open land to settlers
• To build roadways
• To start mail service

Who did Washington appoint Secretary of Treasury?

• Charles Lee

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• Henry Knox

Who did Washington appoint Secretary of State?

• Charles Lee

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• Henry Knox

Why did Washington support Hamilton's plan to repay the Revolutionary War bonds in full?

• Washington was a Federalist and supported his ideas
• Repaying the debt would establish the American people's trust in the new government.
• It would prevent the U.S. from being involved in the European conflict.
• Hamilton needed the National Bank to store the money.

Which of these events is an example of Washington enforcing laws?

• Creating the Bank of the U.S.
• Issuing the Proclamation of Neutrality
• Creating political parties
• Using the military to end the Whiskey Rebellion

Disagreements over government issues between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton led to

• the Proclamation of Neutrality.
• the creation of political parties.
• the Bill of Rights.
• the Whiskey Rebellion.

A person who believes in loose construction of the Constitution would do all of the following, Except

• agree with Thomas Jefferson.
• agree that the Federal government could more than what was state in the Constitution.
• agree with Alexander Hamilton
• support using the elastic clause to expand the powers of Congress

Which of the following best summarizes Washington's view of political parties?

• He believed they were needed to create national unity.
• Political parties would divide the nation and lead to conflict between groups.
• They benefited the people and made issues clearer to understand.
• Political Parties would require changes to the government

The Whiskey Rebellion occurred when

• Farmers in western Pennsylvania attacked tax collectors because they disliked the new excise taxes made to raise money to pay the war debt
• supporters of Alexander Hamilton began to fight the people who supported Thomas Jefferson
• Original bondholders rebelled when the government paid current bondholders
• Southern states disagreed with Hamilton's plan for the federal government to takeover state war debts

The term for not taking sides in an issue, conflict or war is 

• credit
• precedent
• neutrality
• foreign policy