George Washington's presidency

Identify which choice was part of Hamilton's plan to reduce the national debt?

• borrowing more money

• Issuing stocks to citizens

• Scratch-off lottery tickets

• Protective Tariffs

Legislation passed by Congress that created the federal court system

• Emancipation Proclamation 

• Supreme Court

• Northwest Ordinance 

• Judiciary Act of 1789

Which region of the U.S. opposed protective tariffs because they imported most of their goods from Europe?

• Northern region

• Southern region

• Western region

• Eastern region

With the approval from George Washington, Alexander Hamilton financial plan created a National Bank to help with...

• the nation's debt from the American Revolution

• helping poor people to become rich

• making himself rich through charging interest to customers

• helping the American people open checking accounts

Washington didn’t think one person should make all the decisions in government so he created a _________.

• Cabinet

• Congress

• Committee

• King's court

The purpose of Washington's Cabinet was to ____?

• Offer advice and assistance in various matters of the government.

• Store all government papers

• Get together and have some fun

• Find ways to take additional power

Everything Washington did set a ___?

• Precedent

• Mess

• Law

Hamilton, Jefferson, Knox an Randolph made up the Washington advisors, presidential advisors are also called...

• the cabinet

• the good ol' boys

• the judicial branch

• the Congress

He was the first secretary of the Treasury and one of Washington's most trusted advisors

• Thomas Jefferson

• Edmund Randolph

• Alexander Hamilton

• Ben Franklin

A tax on imported goods is called a/an

• excise tax

• tariff

• progressive tax

• intermediary tax