Guided Reading Activity 8-1

Guided Reading Activity 8-1 Chapter 8 – A New Nation The First president

1. April 30, 1789 – New York City 2. John Adams 3. They believed he had led them to victory in the revolutionary War 4. State, Treasury, War

5. a. Thomas Jefferson b. Alexander Hamilton c. Henry Knox 6. The President was given authority to dismiss cabinet members without the Senate’s approval 7. a federal court system with 13 district courts and 3 circuit courts in the nation

8. John Jay 9. the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution – personal liberties 10. December 1791 11. paper notes promising to repay money in a certain length of time

12. The South had less debt in the war; it believed it would have to pay more than its fair share 13. he agreed to a proposal to relocate the new nation’s capital in the South 14. Virginia and Maryland

15. a national bank, a tariff, and national taxes 16. They feared a national government with strong economic powers dominated by the wealthy class of people