October 18, 2018 U.S. History Agenda: DO NOW: Term Matching NOTES #13: Why was the presidency of George Washington important to the U.S.? CLASS ASSIGNMENT: “Creating a Foreign Policy”

Why was the presidency of George Washington important to the U. S Why was the presidency of George Washington important to the U.S.? Notes #13

Elections of 1789 and 1792

Under President George Washington, actions and policies of the government resulted in the strengthening of the national (federal) government.

For example: in 1794, Washington used the U. S For example: in 1794, Washington used the U.S. military to end a farmers’ rebellion (in Pennsylvania) against a whiskey tax passed by Congress. Whiskey Rebellion (1791–1794)

Washington set the tone for the first one hundred years of U. S Washington set the tone for the first one hundred years of U.S. foreign policy by adopting a position of neutrality.

French Revolutionary War vs. Britain (1793) In the 1790s, Washington responded to warring European nations by declaring the neutrality of the U.S. (in the Proclamation of Neutrality). French Revolutionary War vs. Britain (1793)

Washington’s Farewell Address (1796) In his Farewell Address, Washington advised the U.S. to avoid permanent alliances with foreign nations and to practice neutrality. President George Washington (1789–1797) Washington’s Farewell Address (1796)

Washington was the first president to create and consult with a cabinet (a group of presidential advisors), . . . Washington’s first cabinet (1789): Secretary of War Henry Knox, Sec. of Treasury Alexander Hamilton, Sec. of State Thomas Jefferson, and Attorney General Edmund Randolph

President Barack Obama’s President Donald Trump’s first cabinet (2017) . . . which is an example of the unwritten constitution (governmental practices, based on custom and tradition). President Barack Obama’s Farewell Address (2017) President Donald Trump’s first cabinet (2017)