USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

GEORGE WASHINGTONS LEADERSHIP AT TRENTON SARATOGA VALLEY FORGE

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which member of Washington’s Cabinet was in favor reading the Constitution strictly?

A	Alexander Hamilton
B	Thomas Jefferson
C	Either A or B
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Washington held his first full cabinet meeting on November 26, 1791, with Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of War Henry Knox, and Attorney General Edmund Randolph.

Detailed explanation-2: -In selecting the four members of his first cabinet-Thomas Jefferson as secretary of state, Alexander Hamilton as secretary of treasury, Henry Knox as secretary of war, and Edmund Randolph as attorney general-Washington balanced the two parties evenly.

Detailed explanation-3: -His sympathy for the French Revolution led him into conflict with Alexander Hamilton when Jefferson was Secretary of State in President Washington’s Cabinet.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thomas Jefferson seldom wrote articles or essays for the press, but he did urge his supporters such as James Madison, James Monroe (1758–1831), John Beckley (1757–1807), and David Rittenhouse (1732–1796) to publicly counter the Federalists.

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