George Washington STAAR questions

The President's cabinet is best described as a:

• political party
• group of members of Congress
• group of the President's advisors
• the place where the President keeps his Wheaties

The biggest Domestic policy problem faced by President Washington was:

• The National Debt
• The Jordhamo Crisis
• The war between Britain and France
• Attacks on American ships

Washington's Secretary of the Treasury was:

• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams
• Alexander Hamilton

A tax on imports is called a:

• whiskey tax
• tariff
• cabinet
• bond

A tariff can help American industry by:

• making foreign goods more expensive
• making foreign goods illegal
• improving the quality of American goods
• All of these

Which of the following was taxed under Hamilton's plan?

• corn
• tea
• cotton
• whiskey

The Neutrality Proclamation stated that:

• America would not be involved in foreign affairs
• America would not be involved in the war between Britain and France
• America would not trade with Britain or France
• All of these

The Democratic Republican Party was created by supporters of:

• George Washington
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Alexander Hamilton

Supporters of Alexander Hamilton created which Political Party?

• Federalist
• Democratic-Republican
• Whig
• Tupperware

Who opposed the National Bank?

• Hamilton
• Jefferson