Washington's Presidency
What year did Washington become President?
1789
What role did Alexander Hamilton play in Washington’s Cabinet?
Secretary of Treasury
Why did Hamilton decide to tax whiskey as part of his financial plan?
To generate money for the US
Name all members part of Washington’s Executive Cabinet.
The United States owed 75 million dollars due to what event?
The American Revolution
Farmers opposed against the tax due to what problem they had with it?
They were unable to pay the tax because they had no money due to fact, they profited through the exchange of goods rather than cash.
True of False. Washington as a slave owner himself passed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793.
True
Hamilton’s Plan intended to do what?
Stabilize the US economy
List our two most current political parties.
Democrats and Republicans
Name one of the many issues Washington faced during his presidency.
List the 4 parts of Hamilton’s Plan.
Create a national bank, repay the debt, tax whiskey, create protective tariffs.
During Washington’s Farwell Address, he warned against two things. What are they?
Political Parties and Permanent Foreign Alliances.
How much money did the US owe during Washington’s Presidency.
75 million
What are protective tariffs?
Tax on imported goods to benefit domestic markets.
The difference between shay’s rebellion and the whiskey rebellion is…
Washington was able to easily stop the rebellion with a strong national army, something that wasn’t guaranteed under the articles of confederation during Shay’s rebellion.