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Cards in this guide (55)
Washington was the only president _____________ picked by the Electoral College.

Unanimously

Who finished second and became vice-president during Washington's election

John Adams

Another word for traditions is ........

Precedents

Washington was sworn in his ..........

Inauguration

Washington chose the title ..........

Mr. President

Washington organized the Executive Branch in departments called his ............

Cabinet

Washington created a _______ or group of advisors.

Cabinet

Washington's cabinet is organized into 3 ______ and 2 offices

Departments

Handles relations with other countries.

Department of state

Defends the nation.

Department of war

First department of war was who

Henry Knox

Oversees the nation's finances

Department of the Treasury

The first department of treasury

Alexander Hamilton.

Presidents legal advisor.

Attorney General

Washington also created the office of ........(post office)

Postmaster General

How did they figure out what the New Federal Court system should look like

Judiciary Act of 1789

The Judiciary Act states that states......

The states would keep their own courts.

The judiciary act of 1789, states that the Federal (Nation) courts .....

The federal courts had the power to reverse state decisions.

What already provided for a Supreme Court.

The constitution

Who was chosen as the first Supreme Court justice

John Jay

One problem with Hamilton's plan was that many people had sold their.....

Bonds for less than there face value.

Bonds are what

Notes that promise repayment of borrowed money in the future.

Notes that promise repayment of borrowed money in the future.

Bonds

Southern states had ____________, or built up, much less debt than the Northern states.

Accumulated

Another problem with Hamilton's plan is several had already ....

Repaid their debts.

Another problem with Hamilton's plan is southern states complained...

About having to help pay other states debts.

If _______ states voted for ________ plan to pay off the ______ debts, Washington would support locating the _________ _______ in the ______

Southern, Hamilton's, state, national capital, south.

Southern states agree to Hamilton's plan when they compromised to put the capital in the south (True /False)

True

The site for the new capital city, was later named _______ , in George Washington's honor.

Washington D.C.

Hamilton asked Congress to create a national bank named ....

The Bank of the United States

The Bank of the United States would hold....

Government funds and make debt payments.

The Bank of the United States would issue a .....

Single form of money for use throughout the nation.

________ and _______ opposed a _______ ______ , believeibg it would help the ______

Madison, Jefferson, National, bank, wealthy

Madison and Jefferson said the Constitution did give Congress the power to create a bank. (True/ False)

False

Hamilton believed the Constitution ________ gave Congress the power to create a bank.

Indirectly

When the constitution indirectly gives Congress the power to do something.

Elastic Clause

Washington ______, and Congress _____ the National bank

Agreed, created

Bonds

You loan the government money. They agree to pay you back plus interest.

The tariffs would raise money for the government and protect American industries from foreign competition. Who opposed the tariffs and why

The south because they had little industry .

________ and _______ worried that _______ was building a dangerously powerful government run by the wealthy. And _________ are born.

Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, political parties

Congress passes a ____ on ______ alcohol made from grain. This upset ______. An armed mob attacked tax collectors and they burned down buildings.

Tax, whiskey, farmers

Washing sent federal ______ to crush the whiskey rebellion.

Troops

The message from Whiskeys rebellion is that this government would use force to ______ order.

Maintain

American settlers were having problem with Native Americans and soon fighting broke out. So Washington sent an army. 1st try the ____________ army fought __________, a _______ Chief. More than ______ U.S. soldiers died in battle. It was the worst defeat U

St. Clair's army, Little turtle, Miami, 600.

2nd try Washington sent _________ In _____ the British urged Native Americans to de story American settlements and they began building a new fort in Ohio. Wayne's army ______ more than ______ Native Americans under _______ cheif __________ at _______

Anthony Wayne, 1794, defeated,1,000, Shawnee, Blue Jacket, The battle of fallen timbers.

In the _______________ Native American leaders agreed to surrender most of the land in what is now _____.

Treaty of Greenville, Ohio.

Native American leaders agreed to surrender most of the land in what is now Ohio.

Treaty of Greenville.

France is in the middle of a revolution, they try to get the U.S. to join. They sent ___________ to ask for volunteers. Washington issued the ______________, which prohibited Americans from fighting in the war.

Edmond Genêt, Proclamation of Neutrality.

So the British will not leave the ________. And the British capture American ships that traded with the ____ Then they forced the crews into the British Navy. This is called ____________!

Ohio Valley, French, impressment.

To solve the British crew stealing problem. The U.S. sends __________ to settle things. They _____ Jays Treaty. And the British agree to ______ troops. The French see this as _____ and ____ our ships.

John Jay, sign, withdraw, betrayal, attack.

Spanish leaders were nervous about __________ They feared that the U.S. and Britain work together against Spain. So then they had to Negotiate ____________. But now the Americans have free navigation of the _________ River and the right to trade at ______

Jay's Treaty, Pinckney's Treaty, Mississippi, New Orleans.

How many terms did Washington serve

2

When Washington left office he warned us of two treats, problem with other _______ and problem with the ___________

Countries, spirit of the party.

Who was the federalist part

Alexander Hamilton.

Who was the Democratic-Republican Party

Thomas Jefferson.

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