Washington's Presidency

Name of the agreement where the British said they would pay for the damage caused to captured American ships and surrender their remaining forts in America in exchange for Americans paying longtime debts to British traders.

• Williams Agreement
• Jay's Treaty
• After the Revolution Agreement
• Madison Treaty

Which of the following is NOT one of Alexander Hamilton's ideas to improve the economy?

• Taxing all liquor made and sold in the United States
• Tariffs passed on imports to promote American manufacturing
• Issue new bonds to pay off old debts and with an improving economy could pay off the new bonds
• Held trade talks to boost American trading with many other nations

What two political leaders began to create a divide in Americans because of their different views on many topics, including tariffs and the paying off of national and state debts?

• Washington and Jefferson
• Jefferson and Hamilton
• Jefferson and Madison
• Adams and Hamilton

What was the name of the event where farmers marched and sang Revolutionary songs and tarred and feathered tax collectors because of the tax placed on alcohol?

• The Great Vodka Protest
• The Whiskey Rebellion
• The Ale Petitions
• The Rum Rebellion

Who was strongly against Hamilton's idea of paying off state debts?  He could be heard saying "why should we help other states pay off their debts when the southern states have already paid theirs off?"

• James Madison
• John Jay
• George Washington
• John Adams

What was Washington's policy on the dispute between France and Great Britain?

• fight France
• fight Great Britain
• fight them both because they're weak
• remain neutral and not join either side

What act of Congress set up the federal court system, consisting of a Supreme Court led by a Chief Justice and five Associate Justices?

• Judiciary Act
• Court of Law Act
• Order in the Court Act
• Guilty or Not Guilty Act

Who did Washington name as his Secretary of the Treasury?

• James Madison
• James Monroe
• Andrew Jackson
• Alexander Hamilton

Who did Washington name as his Secretary of State?

• John Jay
• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson
• Hillary Clinton

Why did Washington retire after two terms?

• A Constitutional Amendment said he could not run for a third term
• He was sick and was not able to run again
• He felt like it was time to select somebody new to run the country
• He wanted to pursue his dream of being a restaurant owner