Chapter 7 Quiz 1

In 1789 the electoral college unanimously selected ___ as the first president of the United States.

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

As president, George Washington established an important precedent by creating different ___ in the executive branch for the various areas of national policy

• cabinets

• departments

• rooms

• closets

___ had to entertain guests and attend social events with her husband

• Martha Washington

• Betsy Ross

• Abigail Adams

• Martha Jefferson

In 1790 most Americans lived in the ___, where they worked on farms.

• country

• city

• west

• north

An action or a decision that later serves as an example is a

• decision

• veto

• precedent

• president

The ___ created three levels of federal courts within the judicial branch

• Supreme Court of 1789

• Judiciary Act of 1789

• Judicial Treaty of 1789

• Judicial Branch of 1789

Most American wanted their government to improve trade and to ___ them.

• govern

• pay

• protect

• bribe

The first capital of the United States was in ___

• New York City

• Washington DC

• Jamestown

• Boston

In the late 1700s, only two cities in the United States had populations greater than 25,000-New York and ____.

• Boston

• Washington DC

• Philadelphia

• Jamestown

President Washington picked Alexander Hamilton as his secretary of the treasury and ___ as his secretary of state.

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

• Sam Adams