Launching a Nation Quiz (Sections 1-3)

George Washington was seen as an honest leader and hero of the ______.

• Revolutionary War

• Electoral College

• First Congress

• Cabinet Meetings

The electoral college elected Washington as _______, and _______ became his vice president.

• President; John Adams

• General; Thomas Jefferson

• Senator; Alexander Hamilton

• Governor; Benjamin Franklin

Washington's wife _______ was considered the "First _______."

• Abigail; Lady

• Martha; Lady

• Dolley; Hostess

• Elizabeth; Woman

Washington said because everything is a first it sets a ______.

• precedent

• rule

• law

• guideline

Define precedent.

• An earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.

• A legal document establishing a rule or law.

• A meeting where important decisions are made.

• A tradition that is followed for ceremonial purposes.

Washington chose carefully for two of his more important cabinet positions. He picked __________ as the secretary of the treasury and __________ as the secretary of state.

• Thomas Jefferson; Alexander Hamilton

• Alexander Hamilton; Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin; John Adams

• John Adams; Benjamin Franklin

The __________ set up the federal court system.

• Judiciary Act of 1789

• Constitution Act of 1787

• Federalist Papers

• Bill of Rights

Most Americans had high expectations for the new country. In 1790 the United States was home to almost __________ million people.

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Most Americans lived in the __________ and worked on __________.

• cities; factories

• countryside; farms

• suburbs; offices

• countryside; plantations

Farmers didn't want the government to interfere with their daily lives. They wanted fair __________ ​ (a)   laws and the right to settle __________.​ (b)   ​

• western lands
• tax
• trade
• cities
• farming
• anywhere