Washington, Hamilton, Jefferson

What was the purpose of the North West Ordinance?

• This was a treaty with Great Britain

• This added new territories to our country

• This took away territories from our country

Which system was used to elect our first president? (we still use this system today)

• Electronic Polling

• The whole country voted at Independence Hall

• The Electoral College

The North West Ordinance was a "Significant accomplishment" of what?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Great Compromise

What does the word precedent mean?

• Everyone involved in total agreement

• educated guess or idea based on information, prior knowledge

• An action or decision that later serves as an example

How did the North West Ordinance address slavery?

• Slavery was spread to all states, old and new

• Slaves were counted as 3/5 of a person in the census

• continue in older states, but was excluded in all new states

Hamilton's solution to debt was have the Government pay off nearly all foreign and state debt

• True

• False

Alexander Hamilton held what position in Washington's Cabinet?

• Secretary of the Treasury

• Secretary of State

• Vice President

what major event caused our country to owe MOST of its DEBT?

• Purchase of new lands

• Revolutionary War

• We owed the British money

Who had more faith in the common man

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

What compromise did Hamilton make that caused the southern states to agree to his idea?

• The Southern states would get more land

• Our nation's capital was moved further south

• The Northern states would keep all of their debts