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George Washington (1732-1799) President from April 30, 1789 to March 4, 1797 (two terms) Vice President- John Adams for both terms Political Party- None

George Washington deserves an A+ for his role as the President of the United States of America. Having been the first president he had no outline on how to be a sucessful leader of the newly found country. He was a responsible, couragous, and an effective leader. He is arguably the greatest president of all time, he has done so many things for the betterment of the country it is hard to imagine another man doing as well as him. He had the responsibility to set up the nations capital, set the base for a strong economic nation, added five new states to the Union, set up foreign policy, oversaw the ratification of the Bill of Rights, and left a legacy for future presidnets to follow.

Presidentt Washington had many goals to accomplish in order for the United States to become a prominent and sucessful nation. The first of which was to secure a place for the nation's capital. Through much hard work and serveying, an area in Viginia was selected in 1790 and effectively named the The City of Washington in the Territory of Columbia. However this was not the first goal that President Washington accomplished. His first goal was to set up an effective judicial and executive branch of government. When he first was made presidnet neither of these branches were developed. President Washington again accomplished both of these goals. He created the judical branch by passing the Judiciary Act of 1789. This act set up the nations judical branch composed of one cheif justice and five associate justices. Presidnet Washington also set up the Executive branch by appointing members to his yet to be cabinet. These include the Secretaries of State, Treasury, War, and the Postmaster and Attorney Generals. These members were the beginings to the current Presidential Cabinet. Another of Washingtons goals was to releive the national debt. He did this by following the Secretary of the Traeasury Alexander Hamilton and established the First Bank of the United States. By doing this it helped establish national credit and help relieve war debt. Overall Presidnet Washington accomplished many of his goals and was a very effective president.
 * Goals:**

President Washington had relativly little troublw with Congress and agree with them on many issues. Where he did have trouble though was in his Cbinet. Alexander Hamilton amd Thomas Jefferson had opposing view points on a variety of issues ranging from national debt to domestic and foreign policy. Hamilton was a more liberal man and his ideas eventually formed the Federalist party, while Jefferson was more of a traditional man and out of his ideals formed the Democratic-Republican Party. President Washington tried to stay neatural between the two parties but usually sided with Hamilton. Although the two groups didn't see eye to eye the relationship between Congress and President Washington was effective and no major issues arrose. However, Presidnet Washington did use the nation's first veto on the Apportioned Bill of 1792. This was the first ever vetoed bill.
 * Relationship with Congress:**

Although President Washington did many things with positive outcomes his most impressive was his actions following the Whiskey Rebellion. To relieve national debt a large tax was placed on liquor. Many men inon the nation's frontier were angered by the passing of this bill, because they usually used their exess grain to produce whiskey, which would now be heavily taxed. In response to this bill the men in South Park Township, PA became angry and formed a armed rebellion and commited many cruel and violent acts including, robbing the mail and threatening to assalt Pittsburgh. This was going to prove to be a very important uprising in the nations history and President Washington's legacy. In response to the rebellion President Washington wanted to test the new nations federal authority. So President Washington ordered the military consisting of around 13,000 men to stop the rebellion. Having been lead by President Washington himself the rebellion was broken up quickly and relativly safely. This was a very important action that showed the power of the government and its ability to have forceful control over it's people.
 * Action with the most positive outcome:**


 * Influence on future administrations:**

President Washington's greatest action to influence future administrations was his farewell address. The address was a public letter that was written by himself, with help from Alexander Hamilton. It stated some of the important values that he felt were needed to become a successful nation. In his letter he called for men to serve the common good and America. He also called for the United States to concentrate only on American interests. He encouraged friendship and commerce with all nations, but warned against involvement in European wars and affairs, as well as entering into long-term alliances with other nations. This is one of the greatest closing statements left by a president, it lays out important points for success as well as ways for future presidents to lead the country into prosperity.


 * Conclusion:**

In conclusion President Washington rightly deserves the A+ grade, he had the challenge of becoming the United States first presidnet and passed with flying colors. He not only pulled the nation out of debt but also settled the nations capital and solidified the three branches of government. President George Washington accomplished the most of all presidents, by setting up the foundation for the great nation of the United States of America.


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