WHO AM I?
I was the first President of the United States and created the first Cabinet.
Who is George Washington?
Hamilton wanted the federal government to take over state debts from the Revolutionary War. This plan was called this.
What is assumption (or the assumption bill)?
Hamilton and Jefferson disagreed about almost everything because Hamilton wanted THIS type of government (strong federal or strong state).
What is strong federal government?
The two political parties that formed in the 1790s were the Federalists and this party with a REALLY long name.
What are the Democratic-Republicans?
This Hamilton song describes the Dinner Deal with the lyric "No one else was in the..."
What is "The Room Where It Happens"?
I was Secretary of the Treasury and proposed the National Bank. I also married Eliza Schuyler.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This is the year George Washington became the first President of the United States.
What is 1789?
After the Dinner Deal, Jefferson felt this emotion because he thought Hamilton tricked him.
What is manipulated (or betrayed, or angry, or frustrated)? [Accept any reasonable emotion]
Hamilton's political party, the Federalists, supported this European country?
What England (Great Britain)
In "Cabinet Battle #1," Hamilton and Jefferson debate about creating this institution.
What is the National Bank (or Bank of the United States)?
I was Secretary of State who believed in strict construction of the Constitution. I quit my job in December 1793 because I was tired of losing to Hamilton.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
In this 1790 compromise, Hamilton got his assumption bill passed and Jefferson got the nation's capital moved to the South.
What is the Dinner Deal (or Dinner Party Deal)?
Hamilton started having an affair with this woman in the summer of 1791.
Who is Maria Reynolds?
The Federalist Party was strong in this region of the country (North or South).
What is the North (or Northern cities)?
Complete this lyric from Cabinet Battle #2: "We signed a treaty with a king whose head is now in a ______."
What is basket?
I was Jefferson's best friend and helped broker the Dinner Deal. I'm known as the "Father of the Constitution."
Who is James Madison?
Washington issued this proclamation in April 1793, saying America would NOT help France in their war with Britain.
What is the Neutrality Proclamation?
DAILY DOUBLE!
Jefferson resigned from this position in December 1793 because he couldn't work with Hamilton anymore.
What is Secretary of State?
Jefferson's Democratic-Republicans believed in this type of Constitutional interpretation, meaning the government can ONLY do what's explicitly written.
What is strict construction?
This sad Hamilton song begins with the lyric "Lord, show me how to say no to this" and is about Hamilton's affair starting.
What is "Say No To This"?
DAILY DOUBLE
I blackmailed Alexander Hamilton after I discovered he was having an affair with my wife, Maria.
Who is James Reynolds?
In January 1793, France executed this king by guillotine during the Reign of Terror, shocking Americans.
Who is King Louis XVI (or Louis the 16th)?
While Hamilton was hiding his affair and paying blackmail, this Vice President had a healthy marriage and wrote love letters to his wife Abigail asking for advice.
Who is John Adams?
George Washington HATED political parties and thought they would do this to American unity.
What is destroy it (or divide it, or tear it apart)?
In Cabinet Battle #1, Hamilton raps this insult at Jefferson: "A civics lesson from a slaver, hey neighbor, your debts are paid cuz you don't pay for ______."
What is labor?