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

Supreme Court Chief Justice _____________________ was sent to discuss a treaty with Great Britain because of damages to American Ships

Edmond Genet was disappointed when the United States refused to send __________ to help France in the war

In his Farewell Address, George Washington warned against political divisions, foreign alliances, and public ___________

Americans were satisfied with _________________ because Spain agreed to change the Florida border.

In 1790 and 1791 an American Indian group under the command of _____________________ defeated U.S. forces in the Northwest Territory

Many Americans supported the ___________________________ because they believed the French were trying to create a democracy.

The _________________________ ended U.S. fighting with American Indians and allowed the government to enter American Indian lands in the Northwest Territory.

Farmers in western Pennsylvania protested what they believed was an unfair tax in the ___________________________

He was the founder of the Federalist Party

This party wanted a strong federal government and supported industry and trade

The election of 1796 saw the development of these groups that help elect people and shape laws

These laws allowed the president to remove foreign residents he thought were involved in plots against the government

This political party wanted to limit the power of the federal government

He won the presidential election of 1796 and became the second President of the United States

He lost the election of 1796 and later tried to declare the Alien and Sedition Acts illegal.

Americans in this region often supported placing limits on the power of the federal government

This is the event in which French agents asked American officials for a bribe to consider a treaty between the U.S. and France

Problems with this country led many Americans to call for war