MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE WHISKEY REBELLION
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Department of Agriculture
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Department of State
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Department of War
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Department of the Treasury
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Detailed explanation-1: -George Washington’s cabinet included four original members: Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of War Henry Knox, and Attorney General Edmund Randolph.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1789, Congress created three Executive Departments: Foreign Affairs (later in the same year renamed State), Treasury, and War. It also provided for an Attorney General and a Postmaster General.
Detailed explanation-3: -The original cabinet included only four members, a lot smaller than the 16 cabinet members today! Their positions were: Attorney General, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Secretary of Treasury. The first Attorney General was Edmund Randolph.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the first year of George Washington’s presidency, only three executive departments were established: the Departments of State, Treasury, and War. Washington selected secretaries for each of these positions.