Jared Nielsen
Constitution Final
George Washington
George Washington was the first President of the United States of America. He was a great leader and he had a firm belief that the United States must insist on its national identity, strength, and dignity. His object, he wrote, was to keep the country “free from political connections with every other country, to see them independent of all, and under the influence of none.”
According to Stephen Knott a professor at the U.S. Naval War College, Lawrence, George's beloved half-brother and mentor, had commanded a local militia in the area near the Washington family home. Soon after returning to Virginia, George, barely out of his teens, lobbied the colonial government for the same post and
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Jason Berggren, In 1789 George Washington was unanimously elected president of the United States. With 69 electoral votes, Washington won the support of each participating elector. Under the system then in place, votes for Vice President were not differentiated from votes for President. Behind Washington, John Adams finished with 34 electoral votes getting him the Vice President spot. Washington was both an obvious first choice for president and possibly the only true choice at the time. He was both a national hero and the favorite son of Virginia, the largest state at the time. Washington ascended to the presidency with practical experience, having served as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and as president of the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. In 1792 George Washington was unanimously re-elected president of the United States for his second term. Washington received 132 electoral votes because there was more states in the union now and again he won by a unanimous vote. With 77 electoral votes, John Adams was re-elected. Washington considered retirement after one term, but Washington also feared that the country would irreparably pull and split apart, and was implored by his close associates to serve an additional four years. Despite policy differences, Jefferson argued that the Union would fail without Washington, pointing out that, "North and South will hang together if they have you to hang …show more content…
After risking his life to lead the American Revolution—often bravely putting himself directly in the line of fire—Washington shocked the entire world by voluntarily returning all his powers to the American people and their elected representatives. It was a decision that even led his recently defeated foe, King George III, to comment that Washington was “the greatest character of his generation.” In 1790 a National Bank is Created by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, with President Washington's support. They send Congress a controversial message (The Report on a National Bank) calling for the creation of an official Bank of the United States. After a hard-won approval by Congress, Washington signs the bill on February 25, 1791. In 1791 the Bill of Rights was Ratified the states officially ratify the first ten amendments to the Constitution, also known as the Bill of Rights. President Washington had called for their ratification in his first inaugural address. On November 19, 1794, American statesman John Jay signed the Amity, Commerce, and Navigation Treaty with Britain. The treaty, known as Jay's Treaty, was designed to resolve issues between the United States and Britain. Federalists supported and Democratic-Republicans opposed the treaty but it kept the US out of a war with Great Britain.
George Washington’s cabinet included just four original members.
Washington’s first year in the office as president of the United States was 1789. “How to Be Presidential” by Edward G. Lengel focuses on George Washington becoming the first president of the United States. The author used chronological events in Washington’s life to structure this text to develop his claim that George Washington deserved to become America’s first president. The author uses chronological order to develop his claim that George Washington deserved to be the first president of the U.S. In the text, it states, “By the time the Second Continental Congress convened in May 1775, Washington had cultivated a persona of balanced emotions and careful speech-but not of detachment.”
When Washington left office, the first presidential race began. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, friends during the Revolution, were now against each other to win the first presidential race. No campaign structure existed, and during the time people were afraid that the country could not handle debates between candidates. At the time the public judged candidates by revolutionary credentials than their political beliefs, Adams and Jefferson were the two main choices. The two were complete opposites, Jefferson was “tall, and skinny” while Adams was “short, and a bit chubby”, Adams let his emotions control his actions while Jefferson was always clear minded.
George Washington and Indian Policy George Washington was elected the President of the United States in 1789, and as everybody knows, was the first President in American history. For people who do not know who the first president is, he can be found on the dollar bill. After Washington was selected as the president, he chose various people to run each department in the government. He selected General Henry Knox for the Department of War, Alexander Hamilton for the Treasury, and Thomas Jefferson for the State (218). Alongside those people, Washington was President for a number of years (winning reelection in 1792) until John Adams became president in 1796.
[a complete] separation from the political world…. [Four years later, nearing its approach,] Washington suffered even more anguish… to attend the Philadelphia Convention.... He wrote to friends imploring them to tell him ‘confidentially what the public expectation is on this head, that is, whether I will or ought to be there?’ .... What finally convinced Washington… was the fear that people might think he wanted the federal government to fail so that he could manage a military
George Washington faced a lot of challenges as the first president of the United States, including dealing with Hamilton and Jefferson feuding , dealing with war , and Hamilton's financial plan, and government revenue During Washington's term he had to deal with Hamilton and Jefferson feuding. Hamilton wanted the establishment of a nation bank. The bank would collect tax revenue, issue U.S. currency, and would make loans to support the growth of business and industry. Many Americans, especially farmers opposed this proposal. They feared the great power of such an institution.
Creating the U.S. Constitution established America’s national government and fundamental laws, and it guaranteed certain basic rights for citizens. The U.S. constitution was signed on September 17, 1787 by George Washington. George Washington was the first person to recognize the flaws in the government. George Washington was also the first president of the USA and he was running between 1789 and 1797. George Washington played a key role in drafting the Constitution of the United States in the year 1787.
Being a republic, its form of government and its ruling officials would all be determined by the people. Washington, dissimilar to most, understood the complete overtone of ideas in regard to outright all aspects of his functions as the military leader – operations, tactics, strategies. He displayed himself as a genius in leadership as the “General and Commander in Chief of the United
Imagine being the leading General of the Continental Army, George Washington. Imagine living in his big, fancy, house at Valley Forge. Now imagine being a soldier living at Valley Forge. No difference, right? Wrong.
George Washington was chosen as the first president of the United States. Other than the Judiciary Act of 1789, Washington also set up the Cabinet, which included president, vice-president, Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury, and Secretary of War. As the Secretary of State, Jefferson had extremely contrasting viewpoints with the Hamilton, Secretary of Treasury. Their opposition of each other’s ideas eventually split the country into two political parties, the Democratic Republicans and the Federalists. With different beliefs on the split of power between the federal government and state government, contrasting economic plans, and different groups of supporters, the Democratic Republicans and the Federalists held ongoing debates throughout
George Washington’s Presidency George Washington, as every American has known since around pre-school, was our nation’s first president. But what if we didn’t have a president? Maybe a king, or even a theocracy? Originally, George Washington thought that maybe a constitution may not work, and a ruling elite may even work better (William P. Kladky). The Constitutional Convention had many long and heated debates on how to best create their government to give equal power to all branches of the government, and a board of three was one of the contenders (William P. Kladky).
Hamilton believed in the importance of a strong central government, and convinced Congress to use an elastic interpretation of the Constitution. Washington had to agree with one of them, even though they both founded political parties that rivaled the other. “I… warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects [of political parties]” (Document 6). This Document was created by Washington during his Farewell Address. It was written in 1796.
From being the General of the Continental Army until on the brink of death, George Washington, the first president of the U.S., treasured America and wanted to keep it safe against the upcoming and unavoidable dilemmas the country would face. To accomplish this, he wrote his Farewell Address, with the help of the Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson, and the Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. In this letter, George Washington informed the people that he would no longer run for a presidential term and advised the people to avoid debt and to pay their taxes, to avoid creating permanent foreign alliances, and not to form political parties. Debt and taxes were a major issue for the U.S. in its beginning. For instance, the U.S. owed
Then, when Washington was elected as president in 1788, he appointed Hamilton to his cabinet as first Secretary of Treasury. He held that title from September 11, 1789 to January 31, 1795. During his time as Secretary of Treasury, Hamilton shaped the way the American banking and economic system functions. He paid off foreign debts that had been made by the Continental Congress during the revolution. Seeing all the death and destruction that being in debt cost the Revolution, Hamilton firmly believed a strong country was built upon financial stability.
He successfully argued for the assumption of state debts by the federal government and the establishment of the first national bank – a private, but partially government-owned institution. He firmly established the principles of financial trading. Due to his efforts, the creditworthiness of the United States was restored. Hamilton’s accomplishments as Treasury Secretary were not achieved without a struggle. His congressional opponents tried to exhaust him by demanding detailed reports on the workings of the treasury department with incredibly short delivery dates.
About ten years later, he became a part of the First Continental Congress. Here, he helped Thomas Jefferson create the Declaration of Independence. John Adams nominated George Washington to be the first president, and he became the first vice president. He was frustrated with this job because he had many ideas for the country, and being vice president didn’t allow him to make the