Presidency of George Washington - Quiz
A) March 4, 1789 B) April 30, 1789 C) January 20, 1789 D) July 4, 1776
A) Thomas Jefferson B) John Adams C) Alexander Hamilton D) James Madison
A) Baltimore B) Philadelphia C) Boston D) New York City
A) Boston Tea Party B) Tea Act C) Inauguration D) Stamp Act Congress
A) Mount Vernon B) Montpelier C) Monticello D) The Hermitage
A) Gulf of Tonkin Resolution B) Northwest Ordinance C) Pendleton Act D) Hatch Act
A) Treaty of Paris B) Jay Treaty C) Oregon Treaty D) Louisiana Purchase Treaty
A) Robespierre B) Marquis de Lafayette C) Napoleon Bonaparte D) Talleyrand
A) Elizabeth Monroe B) Dolley Madison C) Abigail Adams D) Martha Washington
A) Secretary of State B) Secretary of the Treasury C) Secretary of War D) Attorney General
A) Albert Gallatin B) Thomas Jefferson C) Alexander Hamilton D) James Madison
A) Battle of Saratoga B) Battle of Trenton C) Battle of Monmouth D) Battle of Germantown
A) 55 B) 69 C) 34 D) 73
A) The U.S. Constitution B) The Articles of Confederation C) The Declaration of Independence D) The Bill of Rights
A) Thomas Jefferson B) John Adams C) James Madison D) Gouverneur Morris
A) He supported the Democratic-Republican Party. B) He actively promoted partisanship. C) He was not formally affiliated with any party and struggled to hold rival factions together. D) He founded the Federalist Party.
A) To support the French Revolution. B) To establish trade agreements with Britain. C) To maintain peace with European powers during the French Revolutionary Wars. D) To declare war on France.
A) It established free trade agreements with France. B) It funded the government and addressed the trade imbalance with Britain. C) It imposed taxes on domestic products. D) It abolished all tariffs on imported goods.
A) He expressed reluctance and inexperience but accepted the role. B) He postponed his decision indefinitely. C) He enthusiastically embraced the position without hesitation. D) He immediately declined the presidency.
A) Shays' Rebellion B) Bacon's Rebellion C) The Whiskey Rebellion D) Pontiac's Rebellion
A) To support French naval operations. B) To explore new territories for colonization. C) To protect American shipping from Barbary pirates and other threats. D) To engage in naval warfare with Britain.
A) He was elected unanimously as the first president. B) He withdrew his candidacy before the vote. C) He lost to John Adams. D) The election resulted in a tie.
A) His plan to abolish political parties. B) Reluctance to accept the presidency and inexperience with civil administration duties. C) His intention to serve more than two terms. D) His desire to expand the U.S. territory.
A) He thought they should control Congress. B) He believed they were essential for democracy. C) He wanted to establish a third party. D) He feared they would harm national unity.
A) They voted on constitutional amendments. B) They selected the vice president directly. C) They elected him unanimously as the first president. D) They determined state boundaries.
A) He immediately agreed to become president. B) He expressed a desire for others to pursue ambition and fame, but eventually accepted. C) He refused all offers without consideration. D) He asked for a delay in decision-making.
A) John Langdon B) Chancellor Robert Livingston C) William Cushing D) George Clinton
A) Congress Hall in Philadelphia B) Independence Hall in Philadelphia C) The White House in Washington, D.C. D) Federal Hall in New York City
A) St. John's Lodge No. 1, Ancient York Masons B) The King James Bible from the Library of Congress C) An Episcopal Church Bible D) A family Bible from Mount Vernon
A) Exodus 20:12 B) Psalm 23:1 C) John 3:16 D) Genesis 49:13
A) An invocation to the Constitution B) The Pledge of Allegiance C) A prayer for guidance D) "so help me God"
A) 77 B) 4 C) 132 D) 50
A) 200 B) 135 C) 300 D) 500
A) Pacificus. B) Brutus. C) Publius. D) Cato.
A) Forrest McDonald B) Ron Chernow C) Stephen Knott D) Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr.
A) Aaron Burr B) Thomas Pinckney C) Thomas Jefferson D) John Adams
A) Six B) Nine C) Seven D) Five
A) 800 B) More than 900 C) 1000 D) 500
A) Alexander Hamilton B) John Jay C) Edmund Randolph D) Thomas Jefferson
A) The Coinage Act of 1792 B) The Report on the Public Credit C) The Second Report on Public Credit D) The Report on Manufactures
A) Pierre L'Enfant B) James Madison C) Alexander Hamilton D) George Washington
A) Department of War B) Home Department C) Finance Office D) Department of Treasury
A) Attorney General Edmund Randolph B) Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson C) Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton D) Postmaster General
A) The First Report on Public Credit B) The Collection Act of 1789 C) The Coinage Act of 1792 D) The Report on Manufactures
A) Five B) Six C) Four D) Seven
A) A customs service B) A space agency C) An air force D) A postal service
A) 20,000 men B) 5,000 men C) 50,000 men D) 12,950 men
A) The Spirit Tax Law B) The Alcohol Regulation Act C) The 'Whiskey Act' D) The Liquor Control Act
A) Oliver Wolcott Jr. B) John Jay C) Charles Lee D) Timothy Pickering
A) Charles Lee B) James McHenry C) Oliver Wolcott Jr. D) Edmund Randolph
A) Spanish Florida B) Louisiana Purchase C) The Mississippi Territory D) The Yazoo lands
A) The start of the War of the First Coalition B) The end of the Reign of Terror C) The execution of King Louis XVI D) France declared itself a republic
A) $10,000 B) $5,000 C) $25,000 D) $50,000
A) Wealthy Southern slaveowners B) Federalists C) New England merchants D) Northern artisans and farmers
A) "Supreme Court associate justice William Cushing" B) John Langdon C) Chancellor Robert Livingston D) George Clinton
A) Increase government revenue from alcohol sales. B) Encourage farmers to switch from grain to other crops. C) Promote the use of imported spirits over domestic ones. D) Discourage alcohol consumption.
A) The Anti-Federalist Society B) The Southern Congressmen's Society C) The Federalist Society D) The Pennsylvania Abolition Society
A) In Richmond, Virginia B) In Charleston, South Carolina C) Sailing down the Severn River D) At Mount Vernon
A) December 15, 1791 B) September 25, 1789 C) February 7, 1795 D) March 4, 1794
A) Three B) Four C) Two D) One
A) Vermont B) Kentucky C) North Carolina D) Tennessee
A) Infrequently B) Always C) Never D) Frequently
A) Thomas Jefferson B) Henry Knox C) Edmund Randolph D) Alexander Hamilton
A) Mississippi Territory B) British Louisiana C) Yazoo lands D) Spanish Florida
A) 2024 B) 1948 C) 1996 D) 2017
A) July 4, 1776 B) January 1, 1789 C) December 25, 1800 D) September 19, 1796
A) 12 B) 6 C) 10 D) 8
A) Lacking in achievements B) Simply breathtaking C) Moderately successful D) A failure due to partisan battles
A) Slavery became a federal crime B) Slavery was abolished during Washington's administration C) Congress generally avoided discussing slavery D) Slavery was expanded to new territories
A) 71 B) 30 C) 59 D) 68
A) A coast guard B) A bank C) A mint D) An air force
A) North Carolina B) Vermont C) Tennessee D) Kentucky
A) Marquis de Lafayette B) Charles Henri Hector, Count of Estaing C) King Louis XVI D) Thomas Paine
A) "Your Excellency" B) "His Highness" C) "Mr. President" D) "Protector of Their Liberties"
A) Anti-Federalists B) Whigs C) Federalists D) Democratic-Republicans
A) March 4, 1793 B) "December 2, 1793" C) April 30, 1789 D) January 20, 1797
A) 38 B) 45 C) 50 D) 25
A) George Washington B) James Wilson C) John Jay D) Oliver Ellsworth
A) 29 B) 15 C) 10 D) 42
A) Confiscation of all personal property. B) Legal proceedings. C) Exile from the United States. D) Immediate imprisonment without trial.
A) 30 B) 68 C) 71 D) 59
A) "Highly significant and influential" B) "Complete insignificance" C) "Perfectly suited to his character" D) "A position of great power"
A) Timothy Pickering B) Edmund Randolph C) Charles Lee D) Oliver Wolcott Jr.
A) November 26, 1791 B) August 7, 1789 C) September 2, 1789 D) July 27, 1789
A) His wife Abigail B) The Senate C) The House of Representatives D) President George Washington
A) The most powerful office ever created B) The most insignificant office ever contrived C) A position of great influence D) A role perfectly suited to his abilities
A) Twice B) Three times C) Never D) Once
A) The Hamiltonian economics program. B) The Adams economic plan. C) The Jeffersonian economics program. D) The Madisonian economics program.
A) Jeffersonian agricultural policies. B) Adamsian fiscal policies. C) Hamiltonian economics program. D) Madisonian trade policies.
A) Capital Act B) Transfer Act C) Compromise Act D) Residence Act
A) Land sales B) Bonds C) Direct taxes D) Tariffs
A) Bond acts B) Direct tax acts C) Land sale acts D) Tariff acts
A) Customs Act B) Tariff Act C) Revenue-Marine legislation D) Trade Act
A) Near present-day Fort Wayne, Indiana B) Near Fort Defiance C) Near Fort Miami D) Near present-day Fort Recovery, Ohio
A) Fort Miami B) Fort Recovery C) Fort Defiance D) Fort Greenville
A) 1500 B) 500 C) 1130 D) 750
A) Spain B) Great Britain C) France D) United States
A) Annapolis B) Charleston, South Carolina C) Wilmington, North Carolina D) Richmond, Virginia
A) North Carolina B) Vermont C) Rhode Island D) Kentucky
A) Theodore Roosevelt B) Woodrow Wilson C) William Howard Taft D) William McKinley |
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