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WorksheetsGeorge Washington
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
What word means ways of doing things that should be copied in the future?
Precedent
Habits
Norms
Traditions
Which of the following was NOT a precedent of Washington's presidency?
Set up a cabinet of advisors
Willingly stepped down after 2 terms
Was part of the first political parties
Set up federal court system
Which of these were some of the challenges that Washington had to deal with?
Involving everyday citizens in the democratic process
Stop Indian attacks on settlers in the Northwest
Making Foreign Alliances
Trade within the colonies
Who was the first Secretary of State in Washington's Cabinet?
Edmund Randolph
Henry Knox
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Who was the first Attorney General in Washington's Cabinet?
Edmund Randolph
Henry Knox
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Who was the first Secretary of Treasury in Washington's Cabinet?
Edmund Randolph
Henry Knox
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Who was the first Secretary of War in Washington's Cabinet?
Edmund Randolph
Henry Knox
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
This created a system of courts below the Supreme Court.
Judiciary Act of 1787
Parliamentary Act of 1767
Judiciary Act of 1789
Legality of Supreme Clauses Act of 1781
In order to get the Constitution of the United States ratified, the Federalists promised this.
Multiple Branches
Preamble
A Horse
Bill of Rights
Which of these was not one of Hamilton's Debt Reports?
Public Credit 1790
Local Bank 1791
National Bank 1790
Manufactures 1791
Where was the third and last place they decided to put the capital of the United States?
New York
Philadadelphia
Washington D.C.
New Orleans
Which of these founding fathers was NOT involved in the decision to put the nation's capital in Washington DC?
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
What addition allowed Congress to create a National Bank?
True and Fastidious Clause of Finances
Hamilton's Proposal of Banks
Absolutely Correct and Without a Doubt Clause
Necessary and Proper Clause
What is a tariff?
a discount on goods that are imported
a special tax placed on goods coming from another country
a surplus of goods that are imported.
a deficit of goods that are imported
How did a protective tariff upset Southerners?
it was unconstitutional
it was one of many policies that favored the South
it was one of many policies that favored the North
it was not necessary
Hamilton did not receive enough revenue from the protective tariff, so he proposed this...
Whiskey Tax
Bourbon Tax
Vodka Tax
Gin Tax
Which of these was not part of Hamilton's Financial Plan?
The nation must establish good credit.
The government should issue new bonds to cover its debts from the war.
The federal government should take on the war debts of the states.
The federal government should create state banks.
What were the first two political parties?
Federalist and Democratic Republicans
Federalist and Constitutionals
Whig Party and Green Party
Federalist and Socialist
Who was the only president not formally affiliated with a political party?
John Adams
James Madison
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Which political party wanted a strong national government?
Federalist
Democratic Republican
Which party favored a strict interpretation of the Constitution?
Federalist
Democratic Republican
Which political party favored independent farmers?
Federalist
Democratic Republican
Which political party was friendly to France?
Federalist
Democratic Republican
Which political party was friendly to Great Britain?
Federalist
Democratic Republican
Which political party was strongest in the South and the West?
Federalist
Democratic Republican
Which political party was favored in the Northeast?
Federalist
Democratic Republican
Who defeated Blue Jacket at the Battle of Fallen Timbers?
General Andrew Jackson
General Anthony Wayne
General William Tyler
General George Washington
What was the name of the treaty that the British agreed to pay American merchants for their losses and give up the forts they still held in the Northwest Territory if Americans would pay any debt owed to the British?
Pickney's Treaty
Treat of Versailles
Treaty of Paris
Jay's Treaty
What was the name of the treaty where Spain offered the Americans the ability to use the port of New Orleans and they agreed on where the northern boundary of Florida should be?
Pickney's Treaty
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris
Jay's Treaty
What happened to the rebel army during the Whiskey Rebellion?
they won
they saw Washington's troops and dissolved
they lost
they engaged in a dance off
Which of these did NOT come from George Washington's Farewell Address?
warns against the dangers of political parties
points out the need for an educated populace
helps France in the French Revolution
warns against permanent foreign alliances
