Washington's Presidency

Hamilton and Jefferson were part of this group of experts who advised the President.

• armoire

• cubby

• cabinet

• cabal

A person, whose actions or decisions are set as examples for others to follow, is setting a

• example

• President

• bond

• precedent

Taxes on imported goods are called

• tariffs

• income taxes

• just taxes

• domestic taxes

Washington's Secretary of State

• Henry Knox

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• Edmund Randolph

Washington's Secretary of The Treasury

• Henry Knox

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• Edmund Randolph

Who was most opposed to the whiskey tax that Congress imposed?

• small states

• all southern farmers

• farmers in Western Pennsylvania

• owners of large farms with large distilleries

A constitutional issue that Jefferson and Hamilton disagreed about was

• the power of the federal government.

• types of currency and the national debt.

• departments of the executive branch.

• the formation of a presidential cabinet.

In 1790, the United States was heavily in debt from

• paying for the American Revolution.

• forming Congress.

• trading with Great Britain.

• forming the executive branch.

During Washington’s first term as president, the United States faced ongoing tensions with

• Germany and Britain.

• France and Canada.

• France and Britain.

• Britain and Canada.

George Washington pursued a foreign policy of neutrality during his administration because

• The U.S. needed time to gain economic and military strength

• Treaties were prohibited by the constitution

• The United states should not expand by force

• Alliance should be established with both France and England