Washington & Adams

What means to stay out of foreign affairs by not picking sides?

• impressment

• embargo

• neutral

• Yankees

Who was the 1st President to take the oath of office in the United States?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

George Washington chose not to run for a third term as President and set an example for presidents to follow. What is this action called (in Social Studies) when someone sets an example for others to follow?

• Precedent

• Trend

• Leading

• Standard

Who was appointed as the Secretary of the State under Washington?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

Answer explanation

Job description of Secretary of State is to be the representative to foreign countries. Remember, Jefferson loved the revolution going on in France and the people taking control of their government. He was a perfect choice for Secretary of State.

Who was appointed as Secretary of the Treasury, worked to get us out of national debt with savings bonds, and is on the ten dollar bill?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

Alexander Hamilton compromised with southerners and agreed to move the nation’s capital from New York City to the South. What was the name of the new capital city at the time of the move?

• Philadelphia

• Atlanta

• Washington, D.C.

• Troy

In his Farewell Address, President Washington urged Americans to do two things. What were they?

• Do not get involved in foreign affairs & buy savings bonds

• Do not form political parties & buy savings bonds

• Do not get involved in foreign affairs & do not form political parties

• buy savings bonds & paint the President's house white

Democratic Republicans were a political party started mainly by _______.

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

Federalists originally supported ________ and favored a strong national government.

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

Who was responsible for passing the Alien and Sedition Acts?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton