GEORGE WASHINGTON 1 st President of the US Buschistory Presents – The Presidents

The Election 1. President: George Washington Number 1 VP – John Adams 2. Political Party _None-but Federalist leaning 3. Term of Office _ Who came before and after him, and what were their Political parties? No one before him. John Adams followed and he was a Federalist 5. Were there any unusual circumstances surrounding his ascent to the presidency? If so, describe the situation in specific detail. So popular that he received all 69 Electoral Votes for president

The Office 6. Are there any catch phrases or terms specifically associated with this president? If so, list and explain them. Mr. President, The Father of our Country 7. When he left office, was it by: choice, defeat, natural death, assassination, or resignation. Explain your answer. Choice – Despite his continued popularity, he felt two terms was enough, thereby establishing the two term precedent

Domestic Issues and Events During the Revolution he used his War Council for advice thereby establishing the idea of the cabinet which he established during his first term. When President, Congress allowed him to make appointments for advisors without challenge establishing the precedent that the President can choose advisors –aka- the Cabinet. His Cabinet – Sec. of State Thomas Jefferson, Sec. of Treasury Alexander Hamilton, Sec. of War Henry Knox, Atty. General Edmund Randolph Judiciary Act of 1789 – Established the Federal Court System 1790 Capital moved to the Potomac 1791 Bill of Rights Whiskey Rebellion 1794 Treaty of Greenville 1795 – Indians in the Northwest territory, following defeat by Gen. Anthony Wayne (Battle of Fallen Timbers 1794) ceded land in the Northwest Territory 1796 – Farewell Address (Washington’s Warning)

Foreign Policy and Events 1789 French Revolution begins 1793 Citizen Genet (Edmund Genet) Affair 1793 Neutrality Proclamation 1795 Jay and Pinckney Treaties 1796 Washington’s Farewell Address