Unit 2 - Review 5.1

Who had the greatest influence over the policies of the Washington administration?

• John Adams

• Robert Morris

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

On which issue did Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson agree?

• limiting voting rights

• forming the Bank of the United States

• ratifying the U.S. Constitution

• paying off the national debt

Why was Hamilton’s financial plan disadvantageous to the South?

• The South had no large cities or major ports.

• Southern states had already paid off most of their debts.

• Southern states had fewer and worse roads than Northern states.

• The South had a larger population than the North.

Read the excerpt below.

“The alternate domination of one faction over

another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural

to party dissension, which in different ages and

countries has perpetrated the most horrid

enormities, is itself a frightful despotism.”

—George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796

This quotation reveals President Washington’s reaction to which development?

• the formation of political parties

• calls to make him president for life

• the possibility of an invasion by Great Britain

• threats by Southern states to leave the Union

Based on their governing philosophy, in modern times the Federalists most likely would have supported

• building the Interstate Highway system

• forming an all-volunteer military

• the Twenty-Sixth Amendment lowering the voting age

• providing retirement benefits to citizens

Which of these policies did the Democratic-Republicans support?

• paying off the national debt

• establishing a national income tax

• building military bases in every state

• removing property qualifications for voting

The first political parties developed as a result of disagreements between

• Congressional representatives

• Southerners and Northerners

• members of the Cabinet

• George Washington and the Supreme Court

Why did George Washington create the Cabinet?

• to communicate with the public

• to provide advice and carry out decisions

• to organize a political party and win elections

• to convince representatives to pass the laws he wanted

What did Alexander Hamilton believe would occur if the federal government created a national bank?

• Tax rates on the poor and middle-class would be kept low.

• Confidence in the nation’s financial system would be restored.

• The federal government would be able to purchase new territory.

• Farmers would collect and borrow money on farmland.

Which precedent was set by President Washington?

• delivering a farewell address upon leaving office

• touring every state after winning the election

• appointing members of different parties to the Cabinet

• making a foreign trip to meet allies soon after taking office