Washington, Adams Presidencies

This is the group of advisors that George Washington created to help assist him in running the country.

• Team President

• presidential precedents

• the president's cabinet

• States of the Union

The cabinet member responsible for managing foreign affairs (relationships with other countries) was called what?

• Secretary of War

• Secretary of State

• Secretary of Foreign Relations

• Secretary of Treasury

What caused the Whiskey Rebellion?

• The government put a tax on Whiskey in order to pay off the National debt.

• The government didn't like people drinking so much Whiskey, so they banned it.

• Farmers in Pennsylvania were in debt and were losing their land.

• The British started taxing American Whiskey and it made them mad.

What advice did George Washington give in his Farewell Address?

• to stay out of foreign matters so that the country can grow in peace

• to pass the Alien and Sedition Acts in order to keep out immigrants

• to keep from developing political parties that will divide

• both A and C

What was Washington's foreign policy?

• to make education a "primary concern" of the country

• to declare war when another country violates a treaty

• have "good faith" toward all nations, but stay away from "permanent alliances"

• both A and B

How was the vice president chosen in the first three presidential elections?

• the party that won the presidential vote got to choose the vice president

• the same way they are chosen today

• congress chose the vice president

• the person with the second highest number of votes became the vice president

Why was the 1796 election unique (different than others)?

• it was the first election where there were political parties competing

• it was the only election where the president was from one party and the vice president was from the other

• there were too many candidates so no one got a majority

• both A and B

What was the federalist law that made it illegal to say anything false or negative about the government?

• Alien Act

• No Free Speech Act

• Sedition Act

• Immigrant Act

Why were the Republicans and many americans angry about the Alien and Sedition Acts?

• because they allowed more immigrants into the United States

• because people thought they violated the Constitution

• because the republicans wanted to be the ones deciding who was "dangerous" to the country

• because they stopped all immigration into the United States

What was one significant effect of the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

• it increased and strengthened the idea of states rights

• it showed that the federal government could not be challenged

• it helped John Adams get re-elected

• state governments became more powerful than the federal government