The United States of America’s Book of Firsts

By: Brianna O’Shaughnessy

Our First President

George Washington was our first president. He was chosen, and did not have a political party.

Our First

Cabinet!

Secretary of State

Thomas Jefferson was the first head of the State Department. The State Department takes care of foreign affairs.

Treasury Department

Alexander Hamilton was assigned the position of head of the Treasury Department. The Treasury Department takes care of the nations debt and finances, and runs the National Bank.

War Department

Henry Knox was the man in charge of advising George Washington on how to handle America’s defenses.

The Attorney General

The United States first Attorney General was Edmund Randolph. The Attorney General represents the U.S. government in front of the Supreme Court.

Our First Supreme

Court!

The First Judiciary Act

The first judiciary act was Marbury V.

Madison (1803) this established judicial

review, which allows the Supreme Court

to deem a law unconstitutional.

Our First Conflicts

The First RebellionOur first

rebellion was the Whiskey

Rebellion because of the

taxation on whiskey put on

by Alexander Hamilton.

The First Conflict between Cabinet MembersThe first conflict between cabinet members was between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. It was over their political differences, and the president eventually sided with Alexander Hamilton.

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