Alexander Hamilton vs. Thomas Jefferson

Who took the oath of office as first President of the United States?

What year did the first President of the United States take office?

Who was the first Secretary of Treasury?

What challenges did the Secretary of Treasury need to solve?

• huge national debt, lack of national currency, no way to collect taxes,

• how to form a strong central government

• huge national debt, no way to collect taxes

• Both answers a and b

What was Hamilton's plan to recover from the nation's debt?​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• create a national bank

  borrow money at a lower rate

• both A and D

• support farmers more than industry and business

• combine federal and state debt

• give more power to the States to collect money to repay debt

Why did people oppose Hamilton's plan?

• some states had already paid all of their debt

• central government would be too strong

• the government was perfect the way it was built originally under Articles of Confederation

• people disliked Hamilton

Who opposed Hamilton the most? What state was he from?

What compromise did Hamilton and Jefferson agree to?

• Compromise of 1790

  National government takes over all debt

• Both A and C

• Capitol of Nation would be in District of Columbia

• They did not come to a compromise. No progress was made.

Hamilton belonged to the ​ ​___________ Party.

Jefferson belonged to the ___________ Party.