Washington’s Election
Jefferson
Hamilton
Vocabulary
Variety
100

What year was George Washington unanimously elected president?

Answer: What is 1789?

100

What document did Jefferson primarily draft?

What is the Declaration of Independence?

100

What was Hamilton’s role in Washington’s cabinet?

What is Secretary of the Treasury?

100

What term describes Washington's practice of not taking sides in foreign wars?

What is neutrality?

100

What city is named after George Washington?

What is Washington, D.C.?

200

What position was John Adams elected to when Washington became president?

What is Vice President?

200

What government position did Jefferson hold under Washington?

What is Secretary of State?

200

What did Hamilton create to stabilize the U.S. economy?

What is the National Bank?

200

What term means to formally charge a government official with misconduct?

What is impeachment?

200

Who was the first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?

Who is John Jay?

300

Which state was Washington inaugurated in?

What is New York?

300

What purchase did Jefferson oversee as president?

What is the Louisiana Purchase?

300

What was the purpose of Hamilton’s financial plan?

What is paying off war debts and strengthening credit?

300

What term refers to the system ensuring no branch of government becomes too powerful?

What is checks and balances?

300

What rebellion did Washington personally lead troops to suppress?

What is the Whiskey Rebellion?

400

What was the main focus of Washington’s presidency?

What is establishing the new government?

400

What political party did Jefferson belong to?

What is the Democratic-Republican Party?

400

Which political party did Hamilton lead?

What is the Federalist Party?

400

What does the term "ratification" mean?

What is formal approval of a law or agreement?

400

Which treaty resolved issues with Great Britain during Washington’s presidency?

What is Jay’s Treaty?

500

What precedent did Washington set regarding presidential terms?

What is serving two terms?

500

What was Jefferson’s view on the power of the federal government?

What is favoring states' rights?

500

What document series did Hamilton co-author?

What are The Federalist Papers?

500

What is the term for a tax on imported goods?

What is a tariff?

500

Who was Washington’s wife?

Who is Martha Washington?