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First President of the United States   Gearoge Washington  
First Vice President of the United States   John Adams  
First Secretary of State   Thomas Jefferson  
First Secretary of War   Henry Knox  
First Secretary of Treasury   Alexander Hamilton  
First Attorney General   Edmund Randolph  
First Postmaster General   Samuel Osgood  
Federal Law which said that the Supreme Court should have a Cheif Justice and 5 Accociate Justices   Judiciary Act of 1789  
How many justices sit on the Supreme Court today?   9 ( 1 Cheif and 8 Associates)  
First Cheif Justice of Supreme Court   John Jay  
The money that a government owes is called:   National Debt  
A certificate that promises to pay the holder a certain sum of money plus interest on a certain date   Bond  
Someone who is willing to invest in a risky venture on the chance of making a large profit   Speculator  
What is a tax on imported goods?   Tariff  
What is a tax placed on goods manufactured within a country?   Excise tax  
Name given to the refusal of Western Pennsylvania farmers to pay an excise tax on Whiskey   Whiskey Rebellion  
Year of Whiskey Rebellion   1794  
Who was the only sitting president to lead the army in active combat?   Gearge Washington ( Whiskey Rebellion)  
Hamilton's promgram to strengthen the nations economy included the creation of a _______.   National Bank  
The federal government deposied the taxes it collected into:   The Bank of the United States  
In order to get southern Legislators to support Hamilton's plan for repaying state debts that Federalists agreed to do what?   Move the new capitol to the south ( Washinton , D.C.)  
On July 14, 1789, a mob in aris stormen the Bastille and began what?   French Revolution  
Because of the violence of the French Revolution, it has been called the   Reign of Terror  
To keep America from being dragged into a European War, Washington issued the _________________ in April 1793   Neutrality Proclamation  
1794 agreement between U.S and Britain in which American avoided war with Britain   Jay's Treaty  
Site of General Anthony Wayne's defeat of the 12 Indian Nations in 1794   Battyle of Fallen Timbers  
1795 Treaty in which the 12 Indian Natons gave up 25,000 square miles of lan in the Ohio Valley inreturn for $20,000   Treaty of Greenville  
Printed goodbye of George Washington   Farewell Addredd  
In his Farewell Address , Washinton warned the Country against becoming involved in   "Permentant Alliances with and portion of the foreign world."  
Party of Hamilton   Federalists  
Party of Jefferson   Democraric Republicans  
Federalists were pro   British  
DR were pro   French  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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