Unit 3 Review

Which action by George Washington established a lasting precedent for future administrations?

• Vetoing all congressional bills

• Creating the cabinet system

• Declaring war on Great Britain

• Abolishing political parties

Whom did George Washington appoint as his Secretary of State?

• Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

Which position did Alexander Hamilton hold in Washington’s administration?

• Secretary of War

• Secretary of the Treasury

• Attorney General

• Secretary of State

What was a major point of disagreement between Jefferson and Hamilton during Washington’s presidency?

• Whether to expand the powers of the federal government

• Whether to move the capital to New York

• Whether to keep the Articles of Confederation

• Whether to abolish the Supreme Court

According to the material, debates between Jefferson and Hamilton helped Washington do which of the following?

• Avoid forming any policies

• Formulate policies critical to the development of the United States

• Suspend relations with all foreign nations

• Eliminate the need for a cabinet

In foreign affairs, Jefferson and Hamilton differed over which country the United States should ally with. What were the two options they debated between?

• Spain and Portugal

• France and Great Britain

• Russia and Prussia

• Mexico and Canada

Why did Washington create the cabinet system, according to the text?

• To bypass Congress entirely

• To surround himself with experts to craft critical decisions in the country’s best interest

• To reduce the number of executive departments

• To ensure unanimous agreement within his administration

What was the main purpose of the federal tax on liquor that sparked the Whiskey Rebellion?

• To restrict alcohol consumption nationwide

• To help pay off money states still owed from the Revolutionary War

• To raise funds for building new western forts

• To punish farmers for using grain

Why did the liquor tax hit small western whiskey makers especially hard?

• They paid higher land taxes

• They used extra grain to make liquor, which was easier to move and sell than plain crops

• They were banned from selling in eastern cities

• They had to import grain from the East

Where did armed violence during the Whiskey Rebellion occur?

• Eastern Virginia

• Western Pennsylvania

• Northern New York

• Southern Georgia