Directions: Grade the presidency of George Washington by completing the report card below:

GW’s Assignment
What challenges did Washington have during his administration? / Description
Summarize and explain each assignment. / Grade
Do you think GW did a good or a poor job? Assign a grade. / Comments
Write at least three complete sentences explaining why you think Washington did a good or a poor job with this assignment.
Cabinet Selection
(1789) / A ______is a group of people who advise the president. Washington created the first and possibly the greatest cabinet in the history of the nation. Washington’s cabinet included:
______Sec. of State
______Sec. of the Treasury
______Sec. of War
______Attorney General
______Vice President / /10
Handling Hamilton’s financial plan & Jefferson’s
objection (1790) / ______and ______had different perspectives on the course the new government should take (see handout). Washington got Hamilton and Jefferson to agree to a
______to solve their disagreement over Hamilton’s plan.
The nation would use Hamilton’s ______plan and the capital would be moved to a new southern city that would later be
constructed and called ______. / /10
Actions taken to put down the Whisky Rebellion
(1794) / Part of Hamilton’s financial plan was to place an excise tax on
______. Farmers in western P.A. used to turn their corn into whiskey in order to transport their crops across the Appalachians.
When the farmers ______to oppose the tax, Washington
lead the ______to put down the rebellion. This action
showed the nation that the new federal government had ______. / /10
GW’s Assignment
What challenges did Washington have during his administration? / Description
Summarize and explain each assignment. / Grade
Do you think GW did a good or a poor job? Assign a grade. / Comments
Write at least three complete sentences explaining why you think Washington did a good or a poor job with this assignment.
Washington’s “Neutrality Proclamation”
(1793) / England and France were once again at ______. Both sides
tried to draw the United States into the conflict. France who also
had a revolution sent a diplomat named Citizen ______to ask the United States to join the war on the side of the French.
Washington realizing that the nation was not ______enough
yet to go to war issued the “Neutrality Proclamation”.
Neutrality means: ______. / /10
Treaties made with European Powers – Jay & Pickney (1795) / The ______Treaty was a failed treaty made with England.
The British took advantage of Jay because ______gave the English the American plans.
The ______Treaty was a successful treaty with Spain that gave the United States the right to use the port of New Orleans and the Mississippi River. / /10
Washington’s “Farewell Address” (1797) / Before leaving office, Washington gave a ______known as
His Farewell Address. In it he warned the nation of 2 things:
1. Avoid ______parties
2. Avoid ______entanglements / /10

Final Grade: _____/60 *Box it Essay!Summarize two challenges faced by George Washington during his presidency. Evaluate whether or not you think Washington did a good job or a poor job as president. Please do this essay on a separate sheet of paper and staple it to the report card.