Washington's Presidency

As part of his financial plan Alexander Hamilton wanted to create a

• standing army

• Marine Corps

• national bank

• plan to end slavery

 Washington wanted America to remain ___________ when dealing with other countries?

• strong
• neutral
• weak

The purpose of Washington's Cabinet was to ____?

• Offer advice and assistance
• Store all government papers
• Get together and have some fun

Everything Washington did set a ___?

• Precedent
• Mess
• Law

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Government changed during Washington's Presidency when he ____?

• set precedents, declared neutrality, created a cabinet
• created Congress, planted tobacco, talked to Ben Franklin
• passed the Alien and Sedition Acts, increased the size of the Navy

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Washington's Secretary of the Treasury; dealt with financial issues.

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Jay

• John Adams

As part of Washington's foreign policy, he stated that America would stay out of European conflicts and not choose sides. Which event of his presidency is this referring to?

• Farewell Address

• Proclamation of Neutrality

• Whiskey Rebellion

In his Farewell Address, George Washington warned against 2 things.  What were they?

• political parties and native americans
• permanent alliances & native americans
• political parties and permanent alliances
• native americans and the national bank

In both Shays' Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion, citizens challenged the authority of the government and laws. But, how were these events different?

• Shay's rebellion proved the strength of the Articles of Confederation

• The Whiskey Rebellion proved the Articles to be too weak

• The Whiskey Rebellion proved the strength of the executive and the new govt. to enforce laws

Farmers of Pennsylvania were upset because of a tax on whiskey, so they began to protest and burn government buildings.

• Shay's Rebellion
• Whiskey Rebellion