George+Washington

George Washington ="Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth." =

- GEORGE WASHINGTON, letter to James Madison, Mar. 2, 1788 (3) = Background Information: = First President Born Westmoreland County, Virginia, on Feb. 22, 1732 Died at Mount Vernon, Virginia on December 14, 1799 from quinsy or acute laryngitis

Fought in the French and Indian War Married Martha Dandridge Custis in 1759 He was a delegate from Virginia in the First and Second Continental Congress Was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution

=Presidency:= Began in April 30, 1789 inaugurated in New York City in Federal Hall Ended in March 4, 1797

__ Cabinet: __ Vice President: John Adams Secretary of the State : Thomas Jefferson Secretary of the Treasury: Alexander Hamilton Secretary of War: Henry Knox

__Political Party:__ Independent (was not part of any political parties) Member of the Society of Cincinnati- organization stood for men in power who did not want it, for fear of abusing it. __ Issues during Presidency: __ - Country an experiment at this time because no longer under Great Britain's rule and is a republic - Partisans in Washington's cabinet - 1790-1815: First Political Parties- Federalists vs. Republicans -Issues with Native Americans in the Northwest of the colonies -Jay Treaty: with Great Britain and resolved issues, such as withdrawing British troops from British forts that were utilized during the Revolution, settled war debts between the two countries, and allowed trade with British colonies, such as India and in the Caribbean, for America to export cotton. -French Revolution occurred: Washington agreed to the Jay Treaty, which was seen as a betrayal to the French. Even though America tried to remain neutral at this time in order to continue trade with both European powers -Whiskey Rebellion- tax protest, it was a tax on farmers who used their crop to make whiskey. - Issue of the National Bank: Hamiliton wanted one, Jefferson opposed -Tariffs: taxes on the nation that the American people did not want to pay -Foreign Influences: dealing with foreign trade

__ Points from Inaugurals: __ __First Inaugural:__ "When I was first honored with a call into the service of my country, then on the eve of an arduous struggle for its liberties, the light in which I contemplated my duty required that I should renounce every pecuniary compensation." Importance: -Meaning he has heard the people and has always come to aid the American people but does this with humility and a fear of power

"It will remain with your judgment to decide how far an exercise of the occasional power delegated by the fifth article of the Constitution is rendered expedient at the present juncture by the nature of objections which have been urged against the system, or by the degree of inquietude which has given birth to them." Importance: - Also pushed for the constitution to be ratified by the people, mentioning the fifth amendment that will make sure the government does not abuse its power, and discusses that the people have the power to amend the constitution

-Pushes for nationalism __Second Inaugural:__

"This oath I am now about to take, and in your presence: That if it shall be found during my administration of the Government I have in any instance violated willingly or knowingly the injunctions thereof, I may (besides incurring constitutional punishment) be subject to the upbraiding of all who are now witnesses of the present solemn ceremony." Importance: - Issues occurring in Washington's cabinet and in the country led to an short and abrasive inaugural.

__Important Points from his Farewell Address:__ "This government, the offspring of our own choice, uninfluenced and unawed, adopted upon full investigation and mature deliberation, completely free in its principles, in the distribution of its powers, uniting security with energy, and containing within itself a provision for its own amendment, has a just claim to your confidence and your support. Respect for its authority, compliance with its laws, acquiescence in its measures, are duties enjoined by the fundamental maxims of true liberty." "It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world." Importance: - Warned the nation of political partisans -Discussed John Jay Treaty and Farmer Treaty -Disliked national debt -Declared the union needs to be strong

=Legacy= He defeated the British and won the American Revolution. He was the first president of the Untied States and was able to keep the new nation, also known as the experiment, united and functioning.

Works Cited:

Information: George Washington First Inaugural Address (April 30, 1789) George Washington Second Inaugural Address (March 4, 1793) Farewell Address of President George Washington (September 17, 1796)

[] http://sc94.ameslab.gov/tour/gwash.html http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewashington

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