Unit 5

Question 1

when did the new government under the Constitution start?

Answer 1

1789

Question 2

True or false; Washington wanted to be president?

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Where did Washington live?

Answer 3

Mount Vernon

Question 4

What is a cabinet?

Answer 4

a group of smart people on a certain subject

Question 5

What is a tariff?

Answer 5

a tax on another country

Question 6

How do most bills in Congress get passed?

Answer 6

‘if you vote for mine, I’ll vote for yours’

Question 7

Who was the secretary of the Treasury? What did he do?

Answer 7

Alexander Hamilton was in charge of paying off the debt

Question 8

What was Alexander Hamilton’s plan?

Answer 8

-pay France 42 million for helping win the war
-pay our own soldiers 12 million for fighting in the war

Question 9

How do bonds work?

Answer 9

an obligation made binding by a forfeit of money

Question 10

Why did Hamilton want a Central Bank?

Answer 10

we need a place to put our nations money

Question 11

who opposed Hamilton?

Answer 11

thomas jefferson

Question 12

what did Hamilton do about his plan?

Answer 12

he talked washington into it

Question 13

what were the differences between Hamilton and Jefferson?

Answer 13

HAMILTON
-distrusted people
-believed government should be strong and control the people
-believed industry was the way of the future and farming was outdated

JEFFERSON
-trusted people
-believed government should give more freedom to the state
-believed farming was better than industry

Question 14

Who was General Anthony Wayne?

Answer 14

he fought Indians and is famous for the Battle of Fallen Timbers

Question 15

explain the beginning of the Whiskey Rebellion

Answer 15

Farmers were losing money on transporting corn crops.
So they make corn into whiskey and sell it to make more money.
The government thought farmers were making too much and started taxing them.

Question 16

Why was being a tax collector the worst job?

Answer 16

you got tar and feathered because people didn’t like you

Question 17

how did Washington solve the Whiskey Rebellion?

Answer 17

He gathered large troops so the farmers would retreat without a fight.
Then he grants them all amnesty for hurting tax collectors and lowers the tax.

Question 18

what were the two political parties?

Answer 18

Republicans VS Federalists

Question 19

which political party supported Jefferson?

Answer 19

the Republicans

Question 20

Who do the French ask to help during their revolution? And why?

Answer 20

Us because they helped us so we should help them

Question 21

Why does Washington refuse to help with the French Revolution?

Answer 21

we have no money or army so he makes a Proclamation of Neutrality

Question 22

what is the Proclamation of Neutrality?

Answer 22

says we aren’t going to help anyone

Question 23

How does France respond to our Proclamation of Neutrality?

Answer 23

they send Citizen Genet to convince Washington to help France. if he doesn’t France will kill him

Question 24

What does Washington do in response to England stealing our ships?

Answer 24

he sends John Jay to talk to them

Question 25

Does John Jay succeed?

Answer 25

no, he comes back with a treaty saying nothing about England stealing our ships

Question 26

What happened because of the Treaty with England?

Answer 26

Spain thought the US and England would gang up on them so they made a treaty with us as well

Question 27

What did Tom Pinckney do?

Answer 27

he makes a deal so we can use the Mississippi River

Question 28

What warnings did Washington give to the next president?

Answer 28

-do not make alliances
-only have one political party

Question 29

why is it good and bad to make alliances with other countries?

Answer 29

other countries will help you but you also have to help them

Question 30

who was the second president?

Answer 30

John adams