Chapter 8 - Section 1 The First President

In what city was George Washington's first inauguration on April 30, 1789?

• Washington D.C.

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• New York City

• Boston, Massachusetts

Who was the first Vice President?

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• Aaron Burr

Washington set many _________, or traditions, as the very first president.

• tarrifs

• precedents

• cabinets

• speculators

What African American helped in the development of Washington D.C. by redrawing the missing maps from memory.

• Anthony Wayne

• Alexander Hamilton

• Aaron Burr

• Benjamin Banneker

Who did Washington trust to come up with a plan to solve our national debt?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• Henry Knox

• Edmund Randolpj

Between which two states was Washington D.C. located as a compromise to get Southern states to help repay the states debts?

• New York and Maryland

• Maryland and Virginia

• Pennsylvania and Maryland

• Virginia and North Carolina

Who was the first U.S. Supreme Court Justice?

• John Jay

• Thomas Jefferson

• Henry Knox

• Thomas Pinckney

Many _________ bought bonds in hope of making a large profit.

• cabinet members

• precedents

• specuators

• tariffs

The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are called the _____________.

• Judiciary Act

• Impressment Act

• National Debt

• Bill of Rights

The Secretary of the Treasury came up with three ideas to help solve the national debt. These ideas included: t

• Borrowing money from France

• A National Bank

• Tariffs on imported goods

• National Taxes