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chapter 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In 1789 the electoral college selected _________________ as the first president of the United States. | George Washington |
| As president, Washington established an important precedent by creating different ___________ in the executive branch for different areas of national policy. | departments |
| As the very First Lady, _________________ had to entertain guests and attend social events with her husband. | Martha Washington |
| In 1790 most Americans lived in the ___________, where they worked on farms. | countryside |
| An action or a decision that later serves as an example is a _________. | precedents |
| The _____________________ created three levels of federal courts within the judicial branch. | Judicial Act of 1789 |
| Most Americans wanted their new government to improve trade and to _______ them. | protect |
| The first capital of the United States was in _____________. | New York City |
| In the late 1700s, only two cities in the United States had populations greater than 25,000- New York and ____________. | Philadelphia |
| President Washington picked Alexander Hamilton as his secretary of the treasury and ________________ as his secretary of state. | Thomas Jefferson |
| Alexander Hamilton wanted to earn Americans' trust by asking the federal government to buy back _____ sold during the Revolutionary war | bonds |
| __________________, the Secretary of the Treasury, believed in a strong federal government | Alexander Hamilton |
| Alexander Hamilton supported an economy based on _____________ and ________. | manufacturing, business |
| To gain southern support for his debt plan, Hamilton agreed to move the nation's capital from New York to ____________, and then eventually to _____________. | Philadelphia, Washington D.C |
| According to Thomas Jefferson's strict constitution, Congress could not create a ____________. | national banks |
| Thomas Jefferson wanted an economy based on ___________. | agriculture |
| Treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton's biggest challenge was ____________________________. | paying off the national debt |
| Hamilton wanted a national bank in which the __________ could safely deposit its money. | government |
| Because he believed in a loose construction of the Constitution, President Washington with Hamilton that the bank would provide stability for the ____________ | U.S. economy |
| Hamilton wanted the federal government to pay ________________________ debts from the Revolution to help the national economy. | $21.5 million of states' |
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