#8 **Washington and National Bank

President George Washington's leadership during the Whiskey Rebellion (1794) was important because it

• showed the ability of the new government to enforce federal law

• helped assure his reelection to a third term

• forced frontier farmers to limit grain production

• halted British fort construction in the Northwest

One reason President George Washington called for a policy of neutrality in the 1790s was to

• improve his popularity among Federalist voters

• avoid United States participation in European wars

• gain support for the development of a United States navy

• enforce the Treaty of Alliance with France

One feature common to the foreign policies of Presidents George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson was that each wanted to

• favor France in its conflict with Great Britain

• secure new territory west of the Mississippi River

• maintain neutrality during European conflicts

• seek military alliances with neighboring countries

President George Washington pursued a foreign policy of neutrality during his administration primarily because he believed that

• the United States needed time to gain economic and military strength

• treaties were prohibited by the Constitution

• the United States should not expand by force

• alliances should be established with both France and England

In his Farewell Address, President George Washington advised the nation to avoid permanent alliances because he believed the United States

• would risk its security by involvement in European affairs

• had no need for the products of markets of Europe

• possessed military power superior to any European nation

• needed to limit European immigration

President George Washington's principal reason for issuing the Proclamation of Neutrality (1793) was to

• repay France for help in the Revolutionary War

• protect United States interests in the Caribbean area

• safeguard the newly won independence

• punish the British for failing to withdraw from American territory

The establishment of the president's cabinet as part of the United States government was the result of a

• law passed by Congress

• constitutional amendment

• precedent started by George Washington

• ruling of the United States Supreme Court

During George Washington's presidency, the authority of the federal government was strengthened by the

• elimination of political parties

• suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion

• formation of a military alliance with England

• establishment of a national language

Alexander Hamilton believed that the creation of the Bank of the United States would help the nation's economy

• loaning money to monopolies

• prohibiting foreign investment in United States businesses

• reducing tariffs on foreign imports

• providing for stable currency

During the 1790's, one way Congress applied the elastic clause was by

• establishing a national bank

• creating a national postal system

• adding Vermont and Kentucky as states

• approving the Jay Treaty with Great Britain