Washington's Team
This was the name given to the group of advisors set up to help the president.
The Cabinet
The name for the tax on things that are brought in from other countries to be sold.
tariff
True or False: Alexander Hamilton was the Secretary of the Treasury.
True!
This was the product Congress taxed to help pay off the national debt, which angered Western Pennsylvania farmers.
whiskey
The country that had helped the U.S. in its own war but was now fighting a war against Britain, creating a problem for Washington.
France
The job held by Thomas Jefferson in Washington's first Cabinet.
a. Secretary of State
b. Secretary of War
c. Vice President
a. Secretary of State
This word means choosing not to take sides in a war or conflict.
neutrality
The South wanted the U.S. _____ to be built in the south (Washington, D.C.).
capital
In response to the tax, farmers in Western Pennsylvania refused to pay it, and even did this to tax collectors.
tarred and feathered
This was Washington's decision about the war between France and Britain.
remain neutral
The job held by Henry Knox in Washington's first Cabinet.
a. Secretary of War
b. Secretary of State
c. Vice President
Secretary of War
A person who invests in a risky business deal hoping to make a large profit.
speculator
Hamilton created the first national ______ of the U.S.
The number of soldiers that President Washington personally led to stop the rebellion.
13,000
The first of the two major warnings Washington gave in his Farewell Address, concerning internal division.
political parties divide the country
The biggest problem Hamilton had to solve was this, the total amount of money the government owed.
the National debt
The machine used in the French Revolution to chop off heads.
guillotine
This was the first half of the "Great Compromise": the government would pay off all of this.
state debts (or the national debt)
The two main powers that Washington's response to the rebellion proved the new government had.
the powers to pass laws AND make sure they were obeyed
The most important thing Washington proved by refusing to serve a third term.
president is NOT a king who rules for life
This was the title for Edmund Randolph, one of the four main members of Washington's first Cabinet.
Attorney General
This is the official name for the total amount of money a government owes, like a giant national credit card bill.
national debt
This person was responsible for reaching a compromise with the South and gaining approval for his debt plan.
Alexander Hamilton
The overall big lesson or effect of Washington's response to the Whiskey Rebellion.
The new U.S. government was strong!
the Farewell Address