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WorksheetsFounding Principles/George Washington Review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 5mins
The Articles of Confederation was the name of what?
The letter that the colonist sent to the King
A document granting colonist the right to start a colony
The first constitution of the United States of America
A document outlining the rights of every US citizen
Under the Articles of Confederation who had the most power?
The national government
The states
What powers did the national government NOT have under the Articles of Confederation?
Wage war and issue money
Tax and enforce laws
What was the main difference between the Virginia Plan (Large State Plan) and the New Jersey Plan (Small State Plan)?
The amount of representatives each state would have
How slaves would be counted towards population
The amount of states that would be allowed to join
The strategy to get the British to leave the western forts
The Great Compromise addressed the issue of what?
The issue of slaves counting toward population
The issue of the British invading Canada
The issue of state representation in Congress
The issue of Long Island being attacked by the French
How many houses were created under the Great Compromise?
1
2
3
4
The Three-Fifth Compromise addressed the issue of what?
Immigration
Emigration
Law Making
Slavery
What was added to the Constitution so that the Anti-Federalist would sign it?
The Declaration of Independence
The Olive Branch Petition
The Bill of Rights
The 3/5th Compromise
What is the Presidential Cabinet?
The cabinet where the President keeps his lunch
A group of advisors to help the President run the country
A group of advisors to help Congress run the country
A special cabinet in the Oval Office where the DoI is kept
Whose job is it to oversee relations between the United States and other countries?
Chief Justice
Attorney General
Secretary of State
President of the United States
What is the correct description of the Whiskey Rebellion?
Farmers from Pennsylvania are upset about the excise tax
The farmers begin to protest the tax through violence
George Washington and his soldiers put an end to it
All answers are correct
What was George Washington's foreign policy?
Keep alliances w/France b/c they were our first ally
Keep alliances w/Great Britain b/c we traded with them a lot
Keep alliances w/Spain b/c they let us use the MS River
Stay neutral! Do not create permanent alliances.
In Washington’s Farewell Address, Washington gave advice as to how the country should go forward. What advice did Washington give?
A. to restrict all foreigners from becoming Americans, because they will only bring trouble
B. to avoid developing a loyalty to political parties
C. to keep America focused on its development, and out of foreign matters
D. both B and C are correct
