5.1 The First President

What was the first capital of the United States of America?

• Washington, D.C.

• New York, NY

• Boston, MA

• Philadelphia, PA

This special district that is laid out between Virginia and Maryland became the permanent capital of the United States of America.

• Washington, D.C.

• New York, NY

• Boston, MA

• Philadelphia, PA

While Washington, D.C. was being prepared as the permanent capital, the nation's capital was moved from New York to which city?

• Baltimore, MD

• Richmond, VA

• Philadelphia, PA

• Charleston, SC

Who was the first president of the United States of America?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• Andrew Jackson

• George Washington

Who was the first secretary of state of the United States of America?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• Henry Knox

• John Jay

Who was the first secretary of the treasury of the United States of America?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• Henry Knox

• Edmund Randolph

Who was the first secretary of war of the United States of America?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Henry Knox

• Edmund Randolph

• John Jay

Who was the first attorney general of the United States of America?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Henry Knox

• Edmund Randolph

• John Jay

Who was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States of America?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Henry Knox

• Edmund Randolph

• John Jay

a tradition

• precedent

• bond

• tariff

• cabinet