Washington's background
George Washington was a plantation owner and was from this state.
What is Virginia?
This is the title that Washington thought would be the best way to address him.
What is Mr. President?
This is who ran against George Washington in his first election in 1789?
Who is no one?
This was who convinced Washington to serve a second term as the president (because he didn't really want to).
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This was the name of the money that was printed under the Articles of Confederation that had become virtually worthless and needed to be replaced.
What are Continentals
This is how Washington viewed political parties.
What is he didn't like them and thought it divided up the country.
These are the people Washington chose (and presidents still do) to advise him. His had 4 people in it.
What is the cabinet?
This was the capital of the United States during Washington's first term as president.
What is New York City?
This is the city that served as the capital and is where Washington served his second term.
What is Philadelphia?
The United States had sold many of these to fellow Americans to fund the Revolutionary War, and many poorer Americans were selling them off at partial value because they were desperate and couldn't pay their bills.
What are war bonds?
This is how Washington felt about the social events he was required to attend as the President.
What is he was bored and did not like them at all.
Washington added this phrase to the oath taken at his inauguration, and each president since has done the same.
What is "so help me god".
At the time of Washington's presidency, most other countries had this type of government, making the United States a great experiment.
What are monarchies?
The decision to build the nation's capital along the Virginia/Maryland border was one of these, because with the states also agreed to paying off all of the states debts from the American Revolutionary War. (meaning both sides gave in to get what they wanted)
What is a compromise?
Alexander Hamilton and his followers wanted to make sure the United States paid off its debts to these countries and its citizens to establish good _______________, and prevent future invasions and rebellions because the debts were honored and paid back.
What is credit?
These were the people who fully operated Mt. Vernon, George Washington's and his wife Martha's plantation.
Who are enslaved people?
Washington's selected the brightest minds of the country for his cabinet, his secretary of state was this fellow Virginian and main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
Washington only went in person once to this place where laws are debated and made, he thought it was frustrating. Presidents since have not attended, following Washington's precedent.
What is Congress?
At the end of this term, Washington set the precedent that a president would only serve this many terms, and would peacefully surrender power to whoever was elected next.
What are 2?
The people who were permitted to vote in the first presidential elections in the United States were only white men who owned this?
What is property/land?
George Washington was begged to remain in office even after two terms (the Constitution did not say it was not okay), but he gave up the power because he did not want to be one of these in England and in power for life.
What is a king?
What is the 22nd amendment?
Washington's Secretary of the Treasury was this man who had served in the Revolutionary War with him and was determined to create a national bank and pay off the debts of the Revolutionary War.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
By his second term, Washington was more criticized in the press. How did he feel about this?
What is it bothered him and he did not like it or handle it well.
Washington issued this (there is nothing in the Constitution that says he has the power to do this) because England and France were again at war, and he wanted the United States to stay out of it (and other European countries' conflicts with one another).
What is the Proclamation of Neutrality?