President George Washington
Why did George Washington only serve for two terms?
He did not want the Presidency to become like a monarchy.
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
George Washington's Secretary of Treasury, who gave him advice.
The French Revolution was far bloodier than the American war for independence. T or F
What is true?
President George Washington appointed ________, renowned as Mad Anthony for his audacious success in storming a British Fort during the Revolutionary War, as the commander of the newly established Legion of the United States in 1792.
Who is General Anthony Wayne?
This provided for the scientific surveying of the territory’s lands and a systematic subdivision of them. Land was to be subdivided according to a rectangular grid system. The basic unit of land grant was the township, which was a square area measuring six miles on each side. A township could then be subdivided into a number of rectangular parcels of individually owned land.
What is the Land Ordinance of 1785?
What is the Presidential Cabinet?
A group of people who help the President do their job by running departments.
Name two other roles George Washington played in US History before becoming the country's first president.
President of the Continental Convention
Member of the House of Burgesses
Commander and Chief of the Colonial forces in the Revolutionary War
Washington's stance on the war between France and Great Britain.
What is neutrality?
Name two terms of the treaty.
What are
withdrew from American soil
paid damages for seized ships
allowed some trade with GB colonies in the Caribbean
Settled debts prior to 1776?
How did Alexander Hamilton get his opponents to agree to his plan to establish a National Bank?
He agreed to build a new capital city in the South.
The Northwest Indian War also known as the _______ spanning from 1785 to 1795 was a pivotal conflict between the newly formed United States and a coalition of indigenous tribes in the Northwest Territory.
What is the Little Turtle War?
What was the Whisky Rebellion?
It was when farmers rebelled against the government because they were angry with raised taxes on whisky.
He was Washington's vice president.
Who is John Adams?
Name one provision of Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality.
Americans could not fight in the war and British and French warships could not enter American seaports.
This is how the Senate voted on Jay's Treaty.
The final vote met the minimum two-thirds requirement—20 votes for the treaty and 10 against it.
The battle here started the French Revolution.
What is the Bastille?
The Northwest Territory, encompassing present-day Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and parts of Minnesota, was hotly contested due to conflicting territorial claims arising from this war.
What is the American Revolution?
How did George Washington and Alexander Hamilton solve the debt crisis?
They raised taxes and established a National Bank.
This could be considered to be Washington's greatest act as president.
He resigned after two terms.
British naval ships would capture Americans and force them to serve on their ships during England's war with France.
What is impressment?
Washington felt the treaty did this.
What is avert war with Great Britain?
Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were vehemently opposed to a national bank. T or F
What is true?
This treaty laid the foundation for the United States to establish its territorial claims without interference from the British.
What is the Treaty of Paris in 1783?
What was George Washington's foreign policy towards the French Revolution?
America would remain neutral.
Why was Washington's will one of the most important documents he ever wrote?
He freed his slaves in it.
French diplomat Edmond Genet tried to recruit Americans to do this.
What is attack British ships?
John Jay was a member of this court.
What is the Supreme Court?
Alexander Hamilton said the United States "needed a bank to create an active ____.”
What is economy?
The Native American Confederation suffered substantial casualties during the Battle of _______.
What is Fallen Timbers?