George Washington's Presidency Quiz

Who was George Washington's vice president?

• Edmund Randolph

• Henry Knox

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

What was taxed that caused farmers in Western Pennsylvania to rebel and refuse to pay the tax?

• Tea

• Corn

• Whiskey

• Sugar

Washington's Proclamation of ______________________________stated the U.S. would stay out of foreign affairs such as the war waging in Europe between France and England.

• Independence

• Tyranny

• Neutrality

• Sectionalism

Which two members of Washington's cabinet were considered political rivals?

• Alexander Hamilton & Thomas Jefferson

• Edmund Randolph & Henry Knox

• Thomas Jefferson & Edmund Randolph

• John Adams & Alexander Hamilton

When Washington took the presidential oath of office, this was called his

• Coronation

• Inauguration

• Crowning

• Christening

Washington set many examples for future presidents to follow. These are called

• Prototypes

• Illustrations

• Precedents

• Hierarchy

Washington set up a group of advisors called the

• Cabinet

• Commanders

• Advisory

• Joint Chiefs of Staff

A tariff is a tax on

• imports

• banks

• bonds

What was Jay's Treaty?

• An agreement made between the U.S. and France that solved some of their problems

• An agreement made between the U.S. and Great Britain that solved some of their problems

• An agreement made between France and Great Britain that solved some of their problems

• An agreement made between Great Britain and Native Americans that solved some of their problems

In what treaty did Spain allow the U.S to use the Mississippi River and the Port of New Orleans in exchange for a promise of peace?

• Treaty of Greenville

• Jay's Treaty

• Treaty of Paris

• Pinckney's Treaty