Section 1
They saw him as an honest, intelligent, and steady leader. He was a hero of the Revolution and was known for his ability to motivate and administer the army. Many believed he should be the first U.S. president.
George Washington
Who entertained guests and attended social events with her husband? She described the scene to her niece: “I have not had one half-hour to myself since the day of my arrival.” She ran the presidential household with style.
Martha Washington
Today we know that presidents have cabinet meetings with their top advisers. This practice started during Washington’s presidency and was common by what year?
1792
He was secretary of the treasury and was gifted an economic planner and a founding father.
Alexander Hamilton
People who buy items at low prices and hope the value will rise.
Speculators
These taxes would raise the prices of foreign products.
Protective Tariffs
Who said "Of all men, you are the best fitted to fill that office"
Gouverneur Morris
Which author believed that women needed to play a greater role in the new nation than Martha Washington did.
Judith Sargent Murray
This act created three levels of federal courts and defined thir powers and relationship to the state courts.
Judiciary Act of 1789
What is money from the Revolution that our nation couldn't pay back.
National Debt
$25 million
What is the place that they print money and coin?
National Mint
A body of electors who represent the people's vote in choosing the president.
Electoral College
The idea that women played an important role in teaching their children to be good citizens.
Republican Motherhood
What was the population of the United States in the 1970s?
4 Million
How much did the United States owe to foregin countries.
$11.7 million
This area did not want to help the federal government pay the debts of other states. States such as Virginia and North Carolina did not have many war debts. They thought Hamilton’s idea was unfair. Patrick Henry said he did not believe that the Constitution gave Congress the power to pay.
The South
Means that the federal government can take reasonable actions that the Constitution does not specifically forbid.
Loose Construction
Who was the vice president of the United States when George Washingtion was president.
John Adams
Precedent
What was the first capital of the United States, and it represented the spirt of the new nation.
New York City
What was the money owed to the U.S citizens by the government.
$40.4 million
Where was the national capital moved to in 1791 for 10 years
Philadelphia
Do only what the Consitution specifically says it can do
Strict Construction
These men expressed the civic virtue of representing the good of the whole nation, even those people they disagreed with.
Founding Fathers
Created departments in the ececutive branch for different areas of the national policy
The First Congress
This cemented Wall Street’s image as the economic hub of the United States.
New York Stock Exchange
Certificates of debt that carry a promise to buy back at a higher price
Bonds
For the capital’s permanent location, Washington chose a place on the Potomac River that included part of both Maryland and Virginia. The land was made up of swamps and farms. This site would eventually become the city of what?
Washington D.C.
What bank played an important role in making the U.S economy and more stable.
Bank of the United States