Set 1: George Washington as President

War ended in?

1781

What document governed us initially?

The Articles or Confederation

In 1789-1797 Washington was America's First?

President

Three Precedents set by Washington:
1. Placed hand on family _______ during Oath of Office
2. _______ “So help me God” to the oath of office
3. Served only ___ terms

Bible
Added
Two

Washinton States that:
“It is __________ to rightly govern without God and the Bible.”
* __________ territory
* divided into _ states
* __ slavery

impossible
* Northwest
*5
*No

What are the five states?

Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Indiana

How did they form states?

Using Jefferson's Plan

What was Jefferson's plan?
A Territory became a state when it had?
_______ people (census)
_______ a state constitution approved by congress

60,000
Writes

Washington's Cabinet
Vice-President: _____ _____
Secretary of State: _____ _____
Secretary of finance: ____ ____
Secretary of War: _____ _____

John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Henry Knox

Formation of political parties
2 disagreements over the ___ ___ and the ____ ____?

national bank
elastic clause

Part of Hamilton's plan was to tax whiskey. Pennsylvania did not like this which led to the?

Whiskey Rebellion

Whiskey Rebellion:
________ in western Pennsylvania refused to pay the tax

Washington viewed this as a challenge to _______ authority

Washington led _______ into these counties to enforce the law

Farmers were not willing to fight _____ to pay the taxes

counties
federal
13,000
agreed

Foreign Policy Trouble
___ broke out between France and England in 1793

Washington proclaimed America’s _________

War
neutrality

France nad England did what?
France seized ____ American ships
England seized ____ American Ships
Impressment?

80
300
forcing other sailors to fight in your army

Impressenment

England would seize our France bound ships steal cargo and kidnap our sailors and make them fight against their will on England side

America was being?

bullied

Jay Treaty
1. _______ did not want to fight America and France
2. _________ American sailors
3. ____ for stolen goods
4. Did not _______ not to capture our ships again

England
Released
Paid
promise