Washington's first government

Question 1

What year did George Washington become the first President of the US?

Answer 1

1789

Question 2

Who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

Answer 2

John Jay

Question 3

What position did Alexander Hamilton have in Washington’s government?

Answer 3

First Secretary of the Treasury

Question 4

What position did Thomas Jefferson have in Washington’s government?

Answer 4

Secretary of State

Question 5

What was Hamilton’s plan to deal with debt?

Answer 5

Creation of a National Bank that would take on all states debt and ask all states to contribute to paying of the consolidated debt.

Question 6

Was Jefferson in favour or against Hamilton’s financial reforms?

Answer 6

Against - believed it was unfair for states to have to pay for each other’s debts

Question 7

What did Hamilton offer southern opponents of his financial plans to gain their agreement?

Answer 7

The capital city would be in the south

Question 8

What happened in 1793 in France that caused problems for Washington?

Answer 8

Execution of King Louis XVI; Beginning of the terror; France declared war on Britain

Question 9

Who argued that America should support France in its war against Britain?

Answer 9

Jefferson

Question 10

What % of American trade was with Britain?

Answer 10

75%

Question 11

What % of US imports came from Britain?

Answer 11

90%

Question 12

What was Washington’s stance on France’s war with Britain?

Answer 12

Proclamation of Neutrality

Question 13

Which French Ambassador sought asylum in the US IN 1793?

Answer 13

Edmond-Charles Genet

Question 14

What were the terms of John Jay’s treaty with Britain in 1794?

Answer 14

1. Britain agreed to evacuate remaining US territory by 1796
2. USA agreed to not trade with France
3. Britain refused to pay compensation for any slaves it freed during Revolutionary War

Question 15

What two political groupings/parties emerged in this period?

Answer 15

Federalists
Republicans

Question 16

Who was a leading figure in the Federalist grouping?

Answer 16

Alexander Hamilton

Question 17

Who was a leading figure in the Republican grouping?

Answer 17

Thomas Jefferson

Question 18

What new western states joined the Union during Washington’s government?

Answer 18

Kentucky (1792)
Tennessee (1796)

Question 19

Why did Washington’s 1790 law forbidding private/state encroachment onto Native American lands fail?

Answer 19

1. States ignored the law (Georgia)
2. White settlers moved onto lands
3. Native American tribes revolted in the Ohio Valley

Question 20

What year did Washington have to deal with the Whiskey Rebellion?

Answer 20

1794

Question 21

What caused the Whiskey Rebellion?

Answer 21

Hamilton’s tax on whiskey

Question 22

How did Washington personally intervene in the Whiskey Rebellion?

Answer 22

Marched into Pittsburgh on horseback to deal with rebels

Question 23

Who was the Federalist candidate to replace Washington in the 1796 election?

Answer 23

John Adams

Question 24

Who was the Republican candidate to replace Washington in the 1796 election?

Answer 24

Thomas Jefferson

Question 25

What was the outcome of the 1796 election?

Answer 25

John Adams - President
Thomas Jefferson - Vice-President