Chapter Six U.S. History

In 1789 the electoral college selected __________________ as the first president of the United States.

As president, George Washington established an important precedent by creating different _____________ in the executive branch for different areas of national policy.

In 1790 most Americans lived in the __________________ where they worked on farms.

The ____________________ created three levels of federal courts within the judicial branch

Most Americans wanted their new government to improve trade and to ___________________ them

The first capital of the United States was in _________________________________

In the late 1700's, only two cities in the United States had populations greater than 25,000 - New York and __________?

President Washington picked Alexander Hamilton as his Secretary of the Treasury and __________________ as his Secretary of State.

Alexander Hamilton wanted to earn Americans' trust by asking the federal government to buy back __________________ sold during the Revolutionary War

_____________________________ believed in a strong federal government

Alexander Hamilton supported an economy based on ________________ and economic growth

To gain southern support for his debt plan, Hamilton agreed to move the nation's capital from _______________ to Washington D.C.

According to Thomas Jefferson's strict construction of the Constitution, Congress could not create a national ________

In 1791 Congress passed a tax on American-made _________________ as part of a plan to help pay the federal debt

The _________________________ stated that the United States would not take sides with any European countries at war with one another