Washington's Farewell Address

Which of the following best describes Washington's Farewell Address?

• An open letter of advice and warning to the American people.

• A statement indicating that Washington would seek a third term if the people demanded it of him.

• A declaration of independence from Great Britain.

• A resignation letter indicating that Washington quit his position as General of the Continental Army.

What was one of Washington's key points in his farewell address:

• avoid sectionalism

• accumulate debt

• create many treaties with many allies

• create many factions within the country

Above all, Washington believed that our Union

• should be abolished

• should be amended

• should be preserved

• should be a loose confederation of states

What is best defined as putting the interests of a region or state above the interests of the country as a whole?

• nationalism

• pacifism

• patriotism

• sectionalism

Sectionalism--that is, putting your state's or region's interests above the nation's--would eventually lead to

• the American Civil War

• women's right to vote

• Westward Expansion

• Washington's death

Which of the following choices best represents what Washington meant by "faction?"

• the American people

• A foreign enemy

• Political parties

• Soldiers

According to Washington, what is the greatest threat to the unity of the United States?

• Apathy

• The influence of foreign powers

• Slavery

• The Federalists

Washington's warning about the influence of foreign powers and permanent foreign alliances would eventually prove true when

• America went to war over slavery

• the alliance system led to World War I

• Alexander Hamilton would convince the House of Representatives to vote for Thomas Jefferson

• the Electoral College was implemented to choose the President

What did Washington mean when he wrote, "The name of American, which belongs to you in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of patriotism more than any appellation derived from local discriminations."

• You should always feel more pride because you are an American than because of the local area where you live.

• If you want real liberty, you have to obey and respect the Constitution.

• The union needs a federal government in order to survive and work well. Just an agreement among the states cannot substitute for a federal government.

• Avoid the accumulation of debt or our standing among the world's superpowers suffers.