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CHAPTER 1 LOUISIANA CURRICULUM | GRADE 7 | UNIT 1

GEORGE WASHINGTON TAKES OFFICE

1. Which branch of today’s government was most impacted by Washington’s Cabinet?
the executive branch
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2. What were the four positions included in Washington’s Cabinet?

Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury, Secretary of War, Attorney
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General
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3. Under which law did George Washington appoint judges and Supreme Court justices?
the Judiciary Act
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4. What is the name of the annual message to Congress originally given by Washington?
the State of the Union address
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STABILIZATION OF THE ECONOMY

5. What are two of the domestic challenges Washington faced when elected president?
Answers may vary: state governments owed large money for Revolutionary
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War debts. Currency circulation wasn’t stable. More businesses and people
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needed loans than could get them. The new national government needed a
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reliable way to handle its own financial affairs.
6. What is one of the actions proposed by Alexander Hamilton to stabilize the U.S. economy?
Answers may vary: he wanted the national government to assume the
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revolutionary debt from the states through taxes and land sales. He wanted
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the U.S. to establish a national bank to handle the government’s financial
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affairs and stabilize the economy.
7. What are two effects of establishing the National Bank?
Answers may vary: it helped stabilize currency. It gave the national
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government a place to deposit tax revenue. It provided loans to the national
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government to carry out its duties.
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8. How did Hamilton’s and Jefferson’s opinions about the military differ?
Hamilton wanted a large military to strengthen the U.S. image abroad.
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Jefferson believed in a level of neutrality in the war between France and
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Great Britain.
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 9. What did Hamilton and Jefferson’s disagreements highlight in the U.S.?
two emerging political viewpoints
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THE WHISKEY REBELLION

10. Why were farmers in western Pennsylvania upset by the tax on alcoholic beverages?
Answers may vary: they thought wealthy Easterners were taking
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advantage of them. They were already upset that the government didn’t
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help them with their issues with the Native Americans. They thought the
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tax would cut into their profit.
11. How did the Whiskey Rebellion end?
George Washington led troops into western Pennsylvania to put down the
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rebellion.
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12. Which two government rights did Washington enforce by ending the Whiskey Rebellion?
He enforced the right to tax and the right to enforce national laws.
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JAY’S TREATY
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13. Which two major issues remained between the U.S. and Great Britain after the Revolutionary
War?
British military presence and trade
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14. What is one compromise John Jay had to make when creating a treaty with Great Britain?
Answers may vary: the British did not guarantee that American traders
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could deal with France without consequence. The treaty limited American
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traders’ access to the British West Indies.
15. What is one precedent set by Jay’s Treaty?
Answers may vary: the U.S. had “Most Favored Nation” status with Great
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Britain. President Washington had successfully asserted his Constitutional
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authority to negotiate a treaty with the “advice and consent” of the Senate.
GEORGE WASHINGTON SAYS FAREWELL
16. What two additional precedents were set by George Washington in 1796?
Presidents would only serve for a maximum of eight years, or two terms.
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Presidents would also have a peaceful departure from office.
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 17. What is one thing emphasized in Washington’s famous letter to the nation?
He emphasizes unity and working in harmony.
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18. What is one thing Washington warned the U.S. about in his Farewell Address?
He warned us about needing to stay neutral when other countries went to
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war and about permanent alliances with other countries.
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