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| When and where was George Washington inaugurated as president | In the Senate on April 6 |
| Who was the first Vice President | John Adams |
| Why were people willing to trust Washington as president | Washington was a great leader and the people trusted that he was the reason that they won the Revolutionary War |
| What were the exucutive Departments that were set up by Congress in 1789 | Treasury Department, State Department, Department of War |
| Who was the first head of the Treasury Department? | Hamilton |
| What did the Treasury Department do? | dealt with financial matters |
| Who was the head of the State Department | Jefferson |
| What did the State Department do? | It handled the relations with other nations |
| Who was the War Department headed by? | Randolph |
| What did the War Department do? | provided for the Nation's defense |
| What did Congress establish with the Judiciary Act of 1789? | A Federal Court |
| Who was the first cheif justice in the United States | John Jay |
| What was teh Bill of Rights? | A document that protected the rights of America |
| When was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution? | December 1791 |
| Why did the South object to Hamilton's Plan to repay the bonds? | They thought that it would make speculators rich and it established the offense of gratitude, justice, and humanity |
| How did Hamilton win the support of the South? | He agreed to a proposal from Southern leaders to locate the new nation's capital in the South |
| Between which two states was the new capital district located | Virginia and Maryland |
| What were three other proposals Hamilton made to build a strong economy? | national bank, tariffs, and taxes |
| Why did Thomas Jefferson and James Madison oppose Hamilton's economic program? | They feared a national government with strong economic powers dominated by the wealthy class |
