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U.S. History

Background: George Washington was more than just a popular war hero. People naturally looked to him as a national looked to him as a national leader. He had taken part in the Continental Congresses and in creating the Constitution. He helped establish and strengthen the new national government.
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Directions: Read Chapter 6, section 1 and answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. By what process was George Washington elected president?

The first presidential election, won by George Washington in 1789, the Electoral College unanimously elected Washington President. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What were some of Martha Washington’s duties as First Lady? The duties of Martha Washington as a First Lady were to attend social events and to entertain guests.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Explain the idea of Republican Motherhood?
The idea of a Republican Mortherhood is related to women's roles as mothers in the United States before, after and during the American Revolution
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4. What are cabinet members? How did cabinet members and the president interact?
The Cabinet's role is to advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of each member's respective office. There are 15 cabinet members and the vice president.

5. Why do you think Washington chose Jefferson and Hamilton for important cabinet positions? __Thomas Jefferson was prevouisly a ambassador to France , Hamiltion was a gifted econimic planner.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. What was the purpose of the Judiciary Act of 1789?

This act created 3 levels of federal courts and defined their powers and relatioships tocourts

How were federal judges selected?
__Federal Judges ae appointed by the