1. Chapter 9 lesson 4 President Washington

2. The First President In 1789, states chose representatives for a group called the electoral college. It was the job of the electoral college to select a president. Everyone in the electoral college agreed that George Washington was the one for the job George Washington became the first President under the Constitution.

3. Washington’s Government Congress created 3 departments to help Washington run the executive branch. An inauguration is an official ceremony to make someone President. His inauguration was held in New York City.

4. Washington’s Appointees Thomas Jefferson became Washington’s Secretary of State; Alexander Hamilton became Secretary of Treasury; General Henry Knox became Secretary of War; Edmund Randolph became Attorney General. Together these men became known as the President’s Cabinet. A cabinet is a group chosen by the President to help run the executive branch and give the President advice.

5. Arguments in the Cabinet Jefferson and Hamilton disagreed so often that followers of each formed political parties. A political party is a group of people who share similar ideas about government.

6. A National Bank Hamilton supported a National Bank. Washington agreed and set up a National Bank. The bank controlled the money of the United States. Customers could keep money in savings accounts. The bank borrows from savings accounts and makes loans. The bank earns money on the loans by charging interest. Interest is what people pay to borrow money.

7. The New Capital Hamilton supported Jefferson’s idea to build a new capital on the Potomac River. A capital is the city where the government meets. President Washington chose the exact location. The city was named Washington after the President. Pierre L’Enfant designed the city. After 8 years as President, Washington retired.

8. Vocabulary An official ceremony to make someone President. inauguration A group chosen by the President to help run the executive branch cabinet A group of people who share similar ideas about government political party What people pay to borrow money interest City where the government meets capital

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