Washington Presidency

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 immediate result of Alexander Hamilton's financial plan was the

• removal of the tax on exports

• creation of a national bank

• adoption of free trade

• establishment of an income tax

One factor that led to the formation of the first two political parties in the United States in the 1790s was the conflict over the

• distribution of power between the federal and state governments

• spread of slavery into the western territories

• control of interstate commerce

• acquisition of lands from France and Spain

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

As Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton was most noted for

• devising a plan to pay off the nation's debts

• beginning a system to tax exports

• arranging necessary loans from European nations

• raising revenue from the sale of western lands

Which statement best describes a foreign policy followed by President George Washington?

• He sent aid to French revolutionaries.

• He formed alliances with European nations.

• He supported expansion into British Canada.

• He adopted a position of neutrality.

Which action during Washington's administration led to the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania?

• passage of a new excise tax

• establishment of a presidential cabinet

• creation of the Bank of the United States

• ban on slavery in the Northwest Territory

An example of the use of the unwritten constitution is the

• president's cabinet

• amendment process

• bicameral legislature

• electoral college

Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton supported the creation of the Bank of the United States because it would

• increase the power of state banks

• raise revenue to reduce the need for tariffs

• help ensure the economic stability of the new nation

• provide low-cost loans to farmers

During the presidency of George Washington, disagreements between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson over the interpretation of the Constitution contributed to the

• impeachment of federal judges

• defeat of the Whiskey Rebellion

• formation of political parties

• elimination of the commerce clause