Washington's POV
As president, I believed stepping down after two terms was the best course of action, leading to this precedent.
What is a two-term limit?
We thought this government was supposed to be stronger than the states.
What is a national government?
We felt that power should remain essentially with these governments.
What is a state government?
We were upset because Western settlers, like ourselves, felt that the government supported eastern merchants.
Who are farmers?
This legislation kept basic rights such as freedom of speech and religion safe.
What is the Bill of Rights?
I formed this group of advisors to assist me in leading the executive branch.
What is the Cabinet?
We supported this bank to help stabilize the nation's finances.
What is the national bank?
We rejected the national bank because it said nothing about it in this document.
What is the Constitution?
It was believed that the new ruling class was composed chiefly of wealthy elites, causing this.
What is inequality?
This treaty (1794-1795) aimed to improve relations between the U.S. and Britain after the Revolutionary War.
What is Jay's Treaty?
In this speech, I warned Americans about political parties and foreign alliances.
What is the Farewell Address?
We believed this form of interpretation was the best way to interpret the Constitution.
What is loose interpretation?
We thought that the Constitution should be interpreted in this fashion.
What is strict interpretation?
We were concerned that the government's economic policies were favoring this group.
Who are merchants and wealthy elites?
An international revolution that split U.S. citizens into two groups, federalists and democratic-republicans.
What is the French Revolution?
I believed it was necessary to keep our nation out of European Wars, so I declared this in 1793.
What is U.S. Neutrality?
Alexander Hamilton wanted this type of production to raise national strength, appealing to merchants, bankers, and northern industrialists.
What is manufacturing?
We thought the economy should be based on this way of living.
What is agriculture?
We feared having a potentially overly powerful central government leading to this.
What is tyranny?
The power was shared between the federal and state governments.
What is federalism?
I used federal troops to prove the national government's power to enforce laws in 1794 against this violent farmer protest.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
We supported this country in foreign affairs because of strong trade ties.
What is Great Britain?
We feared this Federalist economic plan would concentrate power in the hands of wealthy elites.
What is Hamilton's financial plan?
Many of us wanted the government to listen more to ordinary citizens using this principle.
What is popular sovereignty?
This rule divided the power between three levels of government.
What is the separation of powers?