Washington's Presidency

Washington's proclamation of _______________ stated that the U.S. would stay out of foreign affairs.

• independence

• Tyrrany

• Neutrality

• Sectionalism

Who was George Washington's Vice President?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

• Edmund Randolph

Two term limits and the establishment of the first cabinet were both ________________ set by George Washington.

• Laws

• Bills

• Precedents

• Procedures

What is a precedent?

• something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow

• a tax on imported goods

• a political party that believes in a strong central government

• a settlement of a dispute where each side gives up some demands

Decisions that President Washington made that would influence the decision making of future Presidents are known as:

• Precedents

• Antecedents

• Amendments

• Predicates

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

• the Legislative Branch

• the High Council

• the Parliament

• the Cabinet

The quote below is from George Washington's farewell address.

"A passionate attachment of one Nation for another produces a variety of evils. . . . As avenues to foreign influence in innumerable ways, such attachments are particularly alarming to the truly enlightened and independent Patriot."

What message was George Washington delivering to his successors?

• Attempt to take as much as possible from foreign nations.

• Avoid forming alliances with foreign nations.

• Receiving foreign aid is vital to independence.

• The new nation has much to learn from the older nations.

For decades after, the United States generally followed the precedent set by George Washington in regard to foreign policy. Which of the following best characterizes that policy?

• a position of containment

• a position of neutrality

• a position of aggression

• a position of indifference

Who personally lead the army to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion?

• General Anthony Wayne

• General Samuel Pinkney

• General Thomas Grant

• None of these

What was the direct cause of the Whiskey Rebellion?

• WWI

• WWII

• The Great Depression

• tax on the manufacture and sale of whiskey