Washington's Presidency
Washington's home before and after he became president.
What is Mount Vernon? (It's in Virginia)
Allowed the government to assume the responsibility of paying off states' debts.
What is the Assumption Act of 1790?
The law that changed the amount of Supreme Court justices from five to nine.
What is the Judiciary Act of 1801?
Won the election of 1796 thus becoming the second president of the United States.
Who is John Adams?
Washington's belief on the amount of terms a person should serve as president.
What is two terms?
Some of the problems Washington was facing when he became president.
What are the country was broke, the country did not have a strong army or navy, roughly 20% of the entire population was slaves, there was not another country to model the United States after, how to handle the Native American situation. (You cannot just say slaves and Native Americans on the test. You have to explain your answer.)
The law that established the Supreme Court.
What is the Judiciary Act of 1789?
The compromise between Jefferson and Hamilton that led to the approval of Hamilton's four part plan to get the nation out of debt.
What is move the capital of the United States to the south?
Won the election of 1800 thus becoming the third president of the United States.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Washington's belief on political parties.
What is he discouraged political parties that would divide Americans.
The event that occurred in Pennsylvania that showed Americans that they must abide by the law and listen to the president.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
A policy passed in 1793 of friendship with both Britain and France.
What is the Proclamation of Neutrality?
The incident presented to Congress by John Adams where the French attempted to bribe the American ambassador to France.
What is the XYZ Affair?
The reason why the war between France and England was good for the United States.
What is the war between France and England kept their focus on each other and not the United States?
The words that Washington allegedly added to the end of his oath at his inauguration.
What is "So help me God?"
The two states that gave up land so that a capital could be built that would named after Washington (and Christopher Columbus).
What is Maryland and Virginia?
The principle that states that the Supreme Court has the authority to determine whether not a law passed by the Legislative Branch is constitutional.
What is the Principle of Judicial Review?
The words that Virginian Henry Lee used to describe George Washington.
What is "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of our countrymen?"
The population of the United States when George Washington became president and the amount of slaves.
What is four million and 700 thousand?
The year George Washington died.
What is 1799?
The battle between Native Americans and settlers in the Northwest Territory that led to the Native Americans losing most of their territory.
What is the Battle of Fallen Timbers?
The treaty where Americans would have to repay British banks for their loans they took out before the Revolutionary War and the British soldiers would agree to leave US territory.
What is the Jay Treaty?
The treaty that was signed between the US and Spain that opened the port of New Orleans to the US and settled the border dispute between the US and Florida.
What is the Pinckney Treaty?
Congress' response to the XYZ Affair.
What is make the Army and Navy stronger instead of giving France money?
The building where George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States.
What is Federal Hall?