Chapter 14: President Washington

What does "ratify" mean?

• Talk loudly

• Join

• Disapprove

• Approve

For the Constitution to become the "law of the land," it said that ____ of the 13 states had to ratify it.

• 7

• 9

• 6

• 12

Many Americans didn't want a Constitution that gave the ___________________ new powers.

• The National Government

• The President

• The States

• The Native Americans

Two of the best known Federalist were Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams. They believed that the new Constitution would create a government that was_______.

• Not Unified

• Too Weak

• Too Powerful

• Made of a King and Queen

Federalist, George Washington and James Madison, both favored the Constitution. Why?

• The document said that he could be the King.

• The document created an orderly system.

• The Constitution could never be changed over time.

Who was the first state to ratify the Constitution?

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

• North Carolina

• Delaware

Why was George Washington nervous about becoming the 1st United States President?

• They will expect too much of me

• He would be like King George III

• The Constitution wouldn't let him have enough power

What does amend mean?

• To change

• To vote

• To agree

• To hit

What are the Bill of Rights?

• The first 10 amendments to the Constitution

• The President's Home

• The first law written by Congress

Who became President Washington's secretary of state?

• Samual Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson