7.1 - The First President

Who was the nation's first vice president?

• Henry Knox

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

The Judiciary Act of 1789 established the __________ Court System that we have today.

• Congressional

• International

• Federal

To help build a strong national economy, what did Hamilton ask Congress to create?

• a national bank

• the stock market

• trade tariffs

What is a precedent?

• A very narrow boat used for planting mines.

• Something that someone does as an example for others to follow.

• something that is going to happen no matter what.

Within the executive branch, what did the three department heads and the attorney general come to be known as?

• The Grand Advisory

• The Cabinet

• The Fantastic Four

Who was the first leader of the new Department of State? (Secretary of State)

• John Jacob Jingle-Heimerschmidt

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

Why did Jefferson oppose Hamilton’s plan for paying off debts with taxes?

• Because Southern states had less debt or no debt and did not want to pay the debt of Northern states.

• Because He wanted to pay them off with tobacco and cotton.

• Because he was generally opposed to any sort of taxation.

What or who is a “speculator”?

• A fish market salesman in the County of York, Pennsylvania.

• Someone who fought in the Revolution but did not get paid.

• The buyer of bonds, who took risks in the hope of a large profit in the future.

As members of Washington's cabinet, Hamilton and Jefferson shared many of the same ideas on economic policy and foreign relations.

• True

• False

Southern states did not like Hamilton's plan to pay off the federal debt because they owed less for the cost of the American Revolution than Northern states.

• True

• False