Chp. 1 George Washington Administration

Which statement best explains why the federal government placed a tax on whiskey?

• to settle a disagreement over the national bank

• to provide more inexpensive loans to businesses

• to fund debts assumed by the federal government

• to encourage greater trust in the legislative branch

Put the events of the Whiskey Rebellion in chronological order:

• Pres. Washington sends negotiators to tell the protestors to follow the national governments authority.

• Farmers against the whiskey tax organize, refuse to pay the tax, & threaten tax collectors.

• Pres. Washington leads state militia troops to end the rebellion.

• Some violent protestors are arrested and tried for treason.

• Protests become violent & a protestor militia of 5,000 or more form at Braddock's field.

Which statements best describe why farmers in Western Pennsylvania opposed the whiskey tax passed in 1791? (Choose 2)

• It failed to pay down the national debt.

• It cut into their profits from growing grain.

• They worried it would cause issues with Native American tribes.

• They thought wealthy Easterners were taking advantage of them.

The following actions were most likely made by which of the following:

Groups:

(a) Alexander Hamilton

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(b) Thomas Jefferson

• did not support national government’s power to create a bank

• did not support funding and assumption of revolutionary war debt from the states

• supported the funding and assumption of revolutionary war debt from the states

• creating a national bank

How does this excerpt from Washington’s Farewell Address suggest the United States should act in foreign relations? “Europe has a set of primary interests which to us have none; or a very remote relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent controversies, the causes of which are essentially foreign to our concerns. Hence, therefore, it must be unwise in us to implicate ourselves by artificial ties in the ordinary vicissitudes of her politics, or the ordinary combinations and collisions of her friendships or enmities... Our detached and distant situation invites and enables us to pursue a different course.” —George Washington, 1796

• It suggests that Europe has different interests than the United States and that the United States cannot separate from Europe.

• It suggests that Europe has different interests from the United States and that the United States should pursue its own interests.

• It suggests that Europe has frequent controversies that involve the United States and that the United States should have hostility toward Europe.

• It suggests that Europe has frequent controversies that involve the United States and that the United States must develop stronger ties with Europe.

Which actions were precedents set by Washington when he left office? (Choose 2)

• He only served two terms.

• He stated in his Farewell Address that he would start a new political party.

• He stated in his Farewell Address that the United States should build permanent foreign alliances.

• He helped power transition peacefully.

Which actions of Washington’s administration most likely helped establish a strong federal government? (Choose 3)

• establishing a national bank

• enforcing taxes and laws

• writing the Bill of Rights

• defeating Great Britain

• negotiating treaties

Which statement best explains how Jay’s Treaty affected the United States?

• It gave most of the Northwest Territory to Great Britain, but protected lands both west and north of the new boundaries for the United States.

• It announced that the United States and Great Britain would share the Northwest Territory and created a permanent alliance between the two countries.

• It ended armed conflict between the United States and Native American people in the Northwest Territory and required both sides to return captured prisoners.

• It arranged the withdrawal of the British military from the Northwest Territory and granted the United States “most favored nation” status for trade with Britain.

Which of the following statements does NOT summarize how the national bank helped stabilize the economy?

• It paid off the government’s revolutionary debt.

• It created a new currency that could be used across the nation.

• It used tax dollars to pay for items citizens needed that were not provided by the government.

• It made loans to the government and provided a place for the government to deposit tax dollars.

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Alexander Hamilton

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(b) Both

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(c) Thomas Jefferson

• Part of Washington's Cabinet

• Supported U.S. neutrality in the war between Great Britain and France

• Was more sympathetic to Great Britain than France

• Thought state governments should have more power

• Was more sympathetic to France than Great Britain

• Supported a strong central government