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Where did the Federal Convention assemble in May 1787?Read the answer and worked solution →On what date did George Washington take the oath of office as President?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two men did Washington appoint as Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury?Read the answer and worked solution →Under the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, how many free inhabitants did a territory need for statehood?Read the answer and worked solution →Which grievance drove the Massachusetts farmers who followed Daniel Shays in 1786?Read the answer and worked solution →What did the United States obtain in 1803 for fifteen million dollars?Read the answer and worked solution →How many instances of British impressment did Madison lay before Congress?Read the answer and worked solution →On what ground did Hamilton defend the power to create a national bank?Read the answer and worked solution →Why did Napoleon resolve to sell Louisiana to the United States?Read the answer and worked solution →What did the Embargo Act do to American exports within a single year?Read the answer and worked solution →Tap the steps to a new governmentRead the answer and worked solution →Drop each right into its listRead the answer and worked solution →

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Where did the Federal Convention assemble in May 1787?

  1. In the Philadelphia State House
  2. In the New York City Hall
  3. In the Annapolis State House
  4. In the Boston town meeting hall
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Correct answer: A. In the Philadelphia State House

1. The Annapolis conference of 1786 had called on every state to send representatives. 2. Elections followed in all the states but Rhode Island. 3. The delegates assembled as the Federal Convention in the Philadelphia State House in May 1787. 4. Washington was chosen presiding officer and Franklin, then 81, sat among them. _Source: An Outline of American History (U.S. Information Agency, 1990, public domain), section THE FORMATION OF A NATIONAL GOVERNMENT_

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On what date did George Washington take the oath of office as President?

  1. March 4, 1789
  2. April 30, 1789
  3. June 25, 1788
  4. July 4, 1789
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Correct answer: B. April 30, 1789

1. The Congress of the Confederation set 4 March 1789 as the day the new government would begin. 2. Washington was the one name on every list for chief of state and was chosen unanimously. 3. He took the oath of office on 30 April 1789. 4. He pledged to execute the duties of the Presidency faithfully and to defend the Constitution. _Source: An Outline of American History (U.S. Information Agency, 1990, public domain), section WASHINGTON PLANS WISELY_

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Which two men did Washington appoint as Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury?

  1. John Jay and Alexander Hamilton
  2. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
  3. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
  4. John Adams and Alexander Hamilton
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Correct answer: C. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

1. Congress quickly created departments of State and of the Treasury. 2. Washington named Thomas Jefferson Secretary of State. 3. He named Alexander Hamilton, his aide during the Revolution, Secretary of the Treasury. 4. John Jay was given the post of Chief Justice rather than a department. _Source: An Outline of American History (U.S. Information Agency, 1990, public domain), section TWO ENDURING VIEWPOINTS COMPETE_

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