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8th grade Washington's presidency: the first cabinet, Hamilton's plan and the first political parties worksheet

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Washington's presidency: the first cabinet, Hamilton's plan and the first political parties

Grade 8 Social Studies Worksheet

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Circle the best answer.

  1. Which two leaders opposed Hamilton's plan, Milo asks?

    • Knox and Randolph
    • Jefferson and Madison
    • Adams and Jay
    • Hamilton and Washington
  2. Which party did Hamilton's supporters form, Noah asks?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • The Democratic-Republicans, Jefferson's party
    • The Whigs
    • The Republicans of 1854
    • The Federalists
  3. Which effect of the plan was intended, Pia asks?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • The nation's credit improved
    • Two parties formed
    • Jefferson opposed it
    • The bank closed
  4. Which effect of the plan was not intended, Ren asks?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • The nation's credit improved
    • Two parties formed
    • Debts were taken on
    • Congress created a bank
  5. Which two boxes follow the creation of the bank, Tala asks?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • Parties formed, and the capital moved
    • Better credit, and opposition
    • The debts were taken on
    • Nothing follows
  6. Ari reads the word credit. What does it mean, by the note?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • A tax
    • A war debt
    • Money a bank prints
    • Trust that lets a borrower get loans
  7. How many years after Washington took office (1789) was the bank created (1791), Bo asks?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • 2 years
    • 3,580 years
    • 7 years
    • 12 years
  8. Why did Jefferson and Madison oppose the plan, by the chain, Esme asks?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • They said it helped Southern farmers most
    • They said it helped bankers and the North
    • They had no view
    • They wanted a king
  9. Why did Southern votes matter for the debt plan, by the note, Jun asks?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • The South paid each state's debts
    • They were traded for the capital's location
    • The bank was in the South
    • The South had no votes
  10. Kira's note says, "Jefferson created the national bank." Which fix is right?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • Leave it: Jefferson created it
    • Change it: Knox created it
    • Change "bank" to "band"
    • Change it: Hamilton's plan; Jefferson opposed it
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Washington's presidency: the first cabinet, Hamilton's plan and the first political parties. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can follow how Washington set up the first cabinet in 1789.
  • I can trace Hamilton's plan (debts, the Bank, the capital deal) and why it split leaders into the first parties.
  • I can read two lines of the Farewell Address (1796) and say what Washington warned against.

Standard: D2.His.1.6-8

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