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

Grade 8 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   Washington's farewell, 1796

   [1] 1796: Washington decides not to seek a third term; [2] his Farewell Address warns against the spirit of party (Line 1) and permanent alliances (Line 2) (intended as advice); [3] parties keep growing anyway (not what he hoped); [4] later Presidents follow his two-term example until 1940; the 22nd Amendment (1951) makes two terms the rule. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 1 → 4. Line 1 (Washington's Farewell Address (1796); as printed in 1897, p. 210): "Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party generally." Line 2 (Washington's Farewell Address (1796); as printed in 1897, p. 215): "It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world…" Below the chain: an alliance is a formal agreement between nations to support each other.

2. 1.

   By Line 2, what should the nation steer clear of, Tala asks?

   • Elections
   • Trade of each kind
   • The spirit of party, from Line 1
   • Permanent alliances
3. 2.

   When did two terms become the rule by amendment, Ari asks?

   • 1796
   • 1951
   • 1940, when the custom was broken
   • 1789
4. 3.

   Which result did Washington not hope for, by the chain, Bo asks?

   • His two-term example was followed
   • His warnings were read
   • He left office
   • Parties kept growing
5. 4.

   Which long-term effect followed his choice to leave, Esme asks?

   • The cabinet was closed
   • Presidents served for life
   • Presidents followed his two-term example
   • Parties ended in 1797
6. 5.

   How many years after the Farewell Address (1796) was the 22nd Amendment ratified (1951), Jun asks?

   • 165 years
   • 155 years
   • 3,747 years
   • 145 years
7. 6.

   How many years did Washington serve, from 1789 to 1797, Kira asks?

   • 7 years
   • 3,586 years
   • 8 years
   • 18 years
8. 7.

   Luz reads the word alliance. What is it, by the note?

   • A political party at home
   • A formal agreement to support each other
   • A trade price
   • A war
9. 8.

   Why might Washington warn against permanent alliances, Milo asks?

   • He wanted no trade
   • They could pull the nation into others' wars
   • He wanted a king
   • He wanted to join each war in Europe
10. 9.

    Which sentence about the Farewell Address is careful, Noah asks?

    • It created the 22nd Amendment in 1796
    • No one read it
    • His advice was mixed in its results
    • It ended political parties for good
11. 10.

    Pia's note says, "Washington told the nation to form permanent alliances." Which fix is right?

    • Change "alliances" to "appliances"
    • Change it: he said to form parties
    • Leave it: Line 2 says to form them
    • Change it: he said to steer clear of them