Creating the Presidency

Name of the agreement where the British said they would pay for the damage caused to captured American ships and surrender their remaining forts in America in exchange for Americans paying longtime debts to British traders.

• Williams Agreement
• Jay's Treaty
• After the Revolution Agreement
• Madison Treaty

What two political leaders began to create a divide in Americans because of their different views on many topics, including tariffs and the paying off of national and state debts?

• Washington and Jefferson
• Jefferson and Hamilton
• Jefferson and Madison
• Adams and Hamilton

What was the name of the event where farmers marched and sang Revolutionary songs and tarred and feathered tax collectors because of the tax placed on alcohol?

• The Great Vodka Protest
• The Whiskey Rebellion
• The Ale Petitions
• The Rum Rebellion

What was Washington's policy on the dispute between France and Great Britain?

• fight France
• fight Great Britain
• fight them both because they're weak
• remain neutral and not join either side

What act of Congress set up the federal court system, consisting of a Supreme Court led by a Chief Justice and five Associate Justices?

• Judiciary Act
• Court of Law Act
• Order in the Court Act
• Guilty or Not Guilty Act

Who did Washington name as his Secretary of the Treasury?

• James Madison
• James Monroe
• Andrew Jackson
• Alexander Hamilton

Who did Washington name as his Secretary of State?

• John Jay
• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson
• Hillary Clinton

What is the name of the ceremony where the President takes the oath of office?

• precedent
• speculator
• tariff
• inauguration

What is it called when an act or decision sets an example for others to follow?

• inauguration
• precedent
• tariff
• speculator

What is a tax on foreign goods brought into a country called?

• tariff
• inauguration
• precedent
• foreign policy

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