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

Grade 8 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

2. 1.

   Which department did Hamilton lead, Esme asks?

   • Treasury
   • Justice
   • War
   • State, which Jefferson led
3. 2.

   Who was the first Secretary of State, Jun asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Edmund Randolph
   • Thomas Jefferson
   • Alexander Hamilton, who led the Treasury
   • Henry Knox
4. 3.

   Which effect in the chain was not intended, Kira asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Congress created departments
   • The first cabinet was set up
   • Parties started to form
   • Washington took office
5. 4.

   Was the first cabinet an intended effect, by its label, Luz asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • The chain does not say
   • Yes, intended
   • No, it is labeled not intended
   • It was a party
6. 5.

   What happened right after Congress created the departments, Milo asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Parties started to form
   • The Bill of Rights was ratified
   • Washington took office
   • Washington picked the first cabinet
7. 6.

   Noah reads the word cabinet. What is it here?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • The President's top advisers
   • A political party that wins elections
   • A piece of furniture in the Capitol
   • A court
8. 7.

   Pia reads the words political party. What do they mean here?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • A celebration
   • A group that works to win elections
   • A department
   • The President's advisers who lead departments
9. 8.

   How many advisers made up the first cabinet, by the chain, Ren asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • 5
   • 4
   • 13
   • 3, the number of departments
10. 9.

    Why might cabinet members have disagreed, Tala asks?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • They had different ideas about government
    • The Constitution told them to
    • They lived in different countries
    • They agreed about each plan
11. 10.

    Which sentence about the chain is careful, Ari asks?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • Some effects were planned and some were not
    • Nothing happened in 1789
    • Parties were in the Constitution
    • Each effect was planned by Washington