Washington's Presidency

What is the best definition of "precedent?"

• Being the president of the United States

• Working for the government

• A gift

• Setting an example for the future to follow

What is the name of the small group of people that advise the President and run important executive departments?

• Senate

• Cabinet

• Congress

• Cupboard

Who did President Washington appoint as Secretary of State?

• Aaron Burr

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

What is your favorite way to spend your time at home? (No wrong answers).

• Reading

• Watching Netflix/Movies/TV

• Making/Building Things

• Listening to Music

What two members of Washington's Cabinet became enemies because they could never agree?

• James Madison and Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

• John Jay and Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison and John Jay

Who did Washington appoint as Secretary of the Treasury (the person in charge of money).

• His wife, Martha

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• Henry Knox

What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

• The town of Whiskey, NJ refused to house soldiers

• The government banned the sale of whiskey and other alcohol

• Washington's Cabinet told him he drank too much

• Farmers led an uprising against the tax on whiskey

How did the Whiskey Rebellion end?

• Washington led troops to put down the uprising and enforce the law

• The farmers sold all of their whiskey

• The whiskey tax was repealed

• They poured all the whiskey out

What country did the U.S. make Pinckney's Treaty with?

• Britain

• France

• Spain

• Canada

How did Pinckney's Treaty help the U.S?

• It let Americans use the Mississippi River

• It ended the War of 1812

• It kicked the British out of the United States

• It made peace with different Native American Groups