Quick Check #5

Who was the first president of the United States?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

Who was the second president of the United States?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• James Madison

Why did George Washington believe neutrality was best for the U.S.?

• Feared French settlements in the West

• Wanted to stay out of foreign affairs/wars

• Feared attacks from Native Americans

• Believed that fighting was a good thing

Which two people were the founders of the first political parties?

• Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

• Samuel Adams and John Adams

• Thomas Paine and Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington and Thomas Jefferson

Washington set many examples for future presidents to follow.  These are called

• Prototype
• Illustration
• Precedent
• Hierarchy

In what way did President George Washington set an important precedent?

• by recognizing Washington, DC, as the nation's capital
• by issuing the first pocket veto
• by stepping down after two terms
• by establishing the State of the Union address

What was the cause of the Whiskey Rebellion?

• Taxes imposed to repay foreign and domestic debt

• The attempt to add prohibition into the Bill of Rights

• The restraining of rights by the federalist at the Constitutional Convention

• A new national bank created by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton

What was George Washington's advice on Foreign Policy?

• The Nation should remain neutral and avoid permanent alliances

• The Nation should end slavery

• The Nation should expand from East to West

• The Nation should colonize Latin America

George Washington believed that Political Parties were....

• Dangerous to the country

• Improve the Nation

• Overpower State Governments

• Create a National Bank

George Washington believed the country needed to make alliances with other countries

• True

• False