America in 1789
This describes the U.S. in 1789: small population and weak economy.
What is a young/weak nation?
This was the first government of the United States.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This man was the first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
This man created the financial plan for the U.S.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This rebellion started because of a tax on whiskey.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
This was something the U.S. did NOT have much of after independence: a strong ______.
What is an army/military?
This weakness meant the government could not collect money from citizens.
What is no power to tax?
One major problem Washington faced was paying this.
What is war debt/national debt?
This was a key part of Hamilton’s plan to manage money.
What is the national bank?
Washington responded to the Whiskey Rebellion by doing this.
What is sending troops?
This major financial problem meant the U.S. owed millions after the Revolution.
What is national debt?
Under the Articles, this group had more power than the national government.
What are the states?
This term means an action that future leaders follow.
What is a precedent?
Hamilton believed in this type of government.
What is a strong federal government?
These formed because leaders disagreed about government power.
What are political parties?
This problem made it difficult for the U.S. to communicate across the country.
What is large distance/poor communication?
This problem showed the government was too weak to keep order (a rebellion).
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
Washington set this precedent by refusing to get involved in foreign wars.
What is neutrality?
Jefferson believed in this instead.
What are strong state governments?
This party supported a strong federal government.
What are the Federalists?
This describes the main type of work most Americans did in 1789.
What is farming/agriculture?
Because of these weaknesses, this new document replaced the Articles.
What is the Constitution?
Washington set this important precedent about how long presidents should serve.
What is the two-term limit?
This disagreement between Hamilton and Jefferson led to this major development.
What are political parties?
This undeclared naval conflict happened between the U.S. and France.
What is the Quasi-War?