George Washington
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George Washington Washington (F ( February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799) was the rst !resi"ent o# the $nite" %tates (17&9' %tates (17&9' 97), the omman"er-in-hie# o# o# the ontinenta *rmy "uring the *merican +eoutionary War, War, an" one o# the Foun"ing Fathers Fathers o# the $nite" %tates %tates .e /resi"e" oer the conention that "ra#te" the $nite" %tates onstitution, onstitution, which re/ace" the *rtices o# on#e"eration an" on#e"eration an" remains the su/reme aw o# the an" an" Washington Washington has been wi"ey haie", een "uring his i#etime, as the 0#ather 0#ather o# his country0 country 0 Washington was unanimousy unanimous y eecte" !resi"ent by the eectors in eectors in both the 17&&'&9 17&&'&9 an" an" 1792 1792 eections eections .e oersaw the creation o# a strong, we-nance" nationa goernment that maintaine" neutraity in the French +eoutionary Wars, Wars, su//resse" the Whisey +ebeion, +ebeion, an" won acce/tance among *mericans o# a ty/es Washington estabishe" many #orms in goernment sti use" to"ay, such as the cabinet system an" system an" inaugura a""ress .is retirement a#ter two terms an" the /eace#u a""ress transition #rom his /resi"ency to that o# ohn o# ohn *"ams estabishe" a tra"ition that continue" unti Franin D +ooseet was +ooseet was eecte" to a thir" term Washington was born into the /roincia gentry o# oonia irginia his weathy /anter #amiy owne" tobacco irginia /antations an" saes which he inherite" he owne" hun"re"s o# saes throughout his i#etime, but his iews on saery eoe" .e became a young but senior o5cer in the coonia miitia "uring the rst stages o# the French an" 6n"ian War War hosen by the %econ" ontinenta ongress in ongress in 177 to be comman"er-in-chie# comman"er-in-chie# o# the ontinenta *rmy in the *merican +eoution, Washington #orce" the 8ritish out o# 8oston in 8oston in 177, but was "e#eate" an" amost ca/ture" ater that year when he ost :ew ;or ity *#ter crossing the Deaware +ier in ity +ier in the "ea" o# winter, he "e#eate" the 8ritish in 8ritish in two battes, retoo :ew ersey an" restore" momentum momentum to the !atriot !atriot cause .is strategy enabe" +eoutionary #orces #orces to ca/ture two ma<or 8ritish armies at %aratoga in 1777 an" 1777 an" ; ;ortown ortown in 17&1 .istorians au" Washington #or the seection an" 17&1 su/erision o# his generas, /reseration an" comman" o# the army, coor"ination with the ongress, with state goernors an" their miitia, an" attention to su//ies,
ogistics, an" training 6n batte, howeer, Washington was re/eate"y outmaneuere" by 8ritish generas with arger armies *#ter ictory ha" been nai=e" in 17&3, Washington resigne" as omman"er-in-chie# rather than sei=e /ower, /roing his o//osition to "ictatorshi/ an" his commitment to *merican re/ubicanism Washington /resi"e" oer the onstitutiona onention in 17&7 that "eise" a new #e"era goernment #or the $nite" %tates .e was eecte" unanimousy as the rst !resi"ent o# the $nite" %tates in 17&9 an" attem/te" to bring ria #actions together to uni#y the nation .e su//orte" *e>an"er .amiton?s /rograms to satis#y a state an" nationa "ebt, im/ement an e@ectie ta> system an" create a nationa ban .e aoi"e" war with Great 8ritain an" guarantee" a "eca"e o# /eace an" /rotabe tra"e by securing the ay Areaty in 179, "es/ite intense o//osition #rom the e@ersonians *though he neer o5ciay <oine" the Fe"eraist !arty, he su//orte" its /rograms Washington?s Farewe *""ress was an inBuentia /rimer on re/ubican irtue an" a warning against /artisanshi/, sectionaism, an" inoement in #oreign wars .e retire" #rom the /resi"ency in 1797 an" returne" to his home in Count ernon Washington sought to use the nationa goernment to /resere iberty, im/roe in#rastructure, o/en the western an"s, /romote commerce, #oun" a /ermanent ca/ita, re"uce regiona tensions an" /romote a s/irit o# *merican nationaism *t his "eath, Washington was euogi=e" as 0rst in war, rst in /eace, an" rst in the hearts o# his countrymen0 by .enry ee .e is consistenty rane" among the to/ three /resi"ents o# the $nite" %tates, accor"ing to /os o# both schoars an" the genera /ubic
ogistics, an" training 6n batte, howeer, Washington was re/eate"y outmaneuere" by 8ritish generas with arger armies *#ter ictory ha" been nai=e" in 17&3, Washington resigne" as omman"er-in-chie# rather than sei=e /ower, /roing his o//osition to "ictatorshi/ an" his commitment to *merican re/ubicanism Washington /resi"e" oer the onstitutiona onention in 17&7 that "eise" a new #e"era goernment #or the $nite" %tates .e was eecte" unanimousy as the rst !resi"ent o# the $nite" %tates in 17&9 an" attem/te" to bring ria #actions together to uni#y the nation .e su//orte" *e>an"er .amiton?s /rograms to satis#y a state an" nationa "ebt, im/ement an e@ectie ta> system an" create a nationa ban .e aoi"e" war with Great 8ritain an" guarantee" a "eca"e o# /eace an" /rotabe tra"e by securing the ay Areaty in 179, "es/ite intense o//osition #rom the e@ersonians *though he neer o5ciay <oine" the Fe"eraist !arty, he su//orte" its /rograms Washington?s Farewe *""ress was an inBuentia /rimer on re/ubican irtue an" a warning against /artisanshi/, sectionaism, an" inoement in #oreign wars .e retire" #rom the /resi"ency in 1797 an" returne" to his home in Count ernon Washington sought to use the nationa goernment to /resere iberty, im/roe in#rastructure, o/en the western an"s, /romote commerce, #oun" a /ermanent ca/ita, re"uce regiona tensions an" /romote a s/irit o# *merican nationaism *t his "eath, Washington was euogi=e" as 0rst in war, rst in /eace, an" rst in the hearts o# his countrymen0 by .enry ee .e is consistenty rane" among the to/ three /resi"ents o# the $nite" %tates, accor"ing to /os o# both schoars an" the genera /ubic
