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31 Cards in this Set
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How was the first President chosen?
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ELECTORS (each state had same number of electors as it had senators/ congressman).
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Date President Washington and Vice President Adams took office?
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April 19, 1789
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First Federal Census count?
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4 million
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Square footage of Country when George Washington was President?
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865,000 miles
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Which were the chief cities in 1789?
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Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, Charleston, Salem.
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Which cities had water pipes?
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New York, Philadelphia
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T/F? It took 2 days and six dollars from Philadelphia to New York on a stage coach.
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True.
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Where were the largest stretches of clear land?
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Southern New England, and the middle states.
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When did Kentucy become a state?
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1792
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What problems did the government confront in 1792 with transportation and communication?
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Poor roads, lack of paved roads, slow mail service.
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T/F? It took 2 days for the news of the Declaration of Independance to reach Charleston.
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F. It took 29 days.
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George Washington's Vice President?
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John Adams
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George Washington's Secretary of State?
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Thomas Jefferson
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George Washington's Secretary of War?
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Henry Knox
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George Washington's Secretary of Treasury?
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Alexander Hamilton
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Nation's First Capital?
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New York
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How tall was George Washington?
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6'2"
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Was George Washington the first President?
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Yes
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Main goals of the new government?
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-Raise money to pay off war debts
-Provide for the national defense and deal with the Native American tribes. -Organized Territories and regulate trade. -Stay out of war for the next ???? COME BACK AND EDIT!!! |
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Who advised the first House of Represenatives?
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James Madison
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How did the House of Representatives raise money for the new goernment?
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They passed a modest TARIFF BILL which brought in some badly needed money.
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Who wrote the Bill of Rights?
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James Madison.
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George Washington's Attorney General?
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Edmund Randolph
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Hamilton's financial plans started as a bill where?
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Money bills originated in the HOUSE of Prepresentatives.
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Debts of the US at start of Presidency?
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$54 Million
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We owed $10 million to who?
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France and to Dutch bankers. The rest was owed to United States citizens.
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States had unpaid war debts amounting to?
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20 million
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Hamilton saw an ingenious way to use ______ to strengthen the central government?
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heavy debt
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Hamiltons plan for heavy debt was?
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provide capital for a national bank and even create wealth that could be invested in new private eneterprises.
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What debts were agreed to be payed?
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French/Dutch for future borrowing, and bonds were payed in full.
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What deal was made so that debt was made federal?
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The perminate location of the capital. It was made Philadelphia for the years 1790-1800 and then moved to a spot on the Potomac River favoring Viriginia and Maryland (both who had already payed off most of their debt).
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