George Washington and Early U.S. Government

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To what was George Washington referring when he said, “I walk on untrodden ground”?
Options:
- the lack of precedents for the presidency
- the need for a strong navy
- the importance of foreign alliances
- the dangers of political parties

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the lack of precedents for the presidency

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How many executive departments did the first Congress create?

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Three

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By what name did these men, the executive secretaries in Washington’s administration, come to be known?

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The Cabinet

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Which phrase completes the Hamilton column of this chart? Options: A national Bank, States' rights, Agricultural economy, Strict interpretation of the Constitution

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A national Bank

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Which event resulted from disagreements between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson?

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Two political parties formed

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What is Jefferson arguing against in this statement? “I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground that ‘all powers not delegated to the U.S. by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states or to the people’ to take a single step beyond the boundaries thus specially drawn around the powers of Congress, is to take possession of a boundless feild [field] of power, no longer susceptible of any definition.” —Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, February 15, 1791.

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Hamilton’s proposal for a national bank of the United States

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What event sparked the Whiskey Rebellion?

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a tax placed on whiskey

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Why were Washington’s actions during the event shown here important for the country?

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They showed that the government had the power to enforce laws

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What is Washington warning Americans about in this excerpt?

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He does not want party politics to divide Americans

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Many of the precedents set by George Washington are still in use today. Which of the following best supports this claim?

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Washington established the tradition of a peaceful transfer of power, which is still followed today.