George Washington QUIZ
Authored by Aaron Sherwood
Social Studies
7th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What does the word "PREcedent" mean?
A law that is cancelled or repealed by the Legislative Branch
A prediction of something that will occur in the future
An example or tradition that is followed from a past event
A prehistoric artifact that is reserved for museums
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Alexander Hamilton wanted to create which of the following as the first "Secretary of the Treasury" under George Washington?
Protective Tariffs on products
A tax on Whiskey to raise government revenue
A national bank to reserve tax payers money
All of the above were established by Hamilton
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton _________ on how to effectively deal with paying down the national debt from the American Revolution.
Agreed
Disagreed
Mutually respected each other
Indifferent on all topics
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
The Whiskey Rebellion was mainly about....
Wealthy farmers upset about buying whiskey from France and England because of a shortage in the new United States
Poor farmers upset about losing their farms so President Washington could use their land to build whiskey plantations
Celebrating the legalization of whiskey in the United States
Americans from all backgrounds dissatisfied and upset with paying a TAX on whiskey products.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
George Washington set a 'precedent' for establishing the first.... what?
Zoo
Presidential Cabinet of advisors
Capital Building
Navy
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example in 1790 of "political parties" in America?
Democrats/Republicans
Federlists/Anti-Federalists
Whigs/Know-Nothing members
Tea Party/Liberty Party
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Who was not a member of George Washington's 1st presidential cabinet ?
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
John Knox
Alexander Hamilton
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