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__ **George Washington, First President of the United States** __

__ **Washington Biography-** __ __ **Military and leadership experiences- George was a hero of the revolutionary war.** __ __Personality-Although Washington was a wealthy farmer, he spent most of his life in the military and politics__ __Education-His mom taught him how to read write and arithmetic.__ __Occupations-Before he became president. At 16 he helped surveyed Shenandoah land for Thomas Lord fair fax. He fought the first skirmishes of what__ __grew into the French and Indian war.__ __Large Cities- New York city was the largest city with 25,000 people and New York city was the first capital of the United States.__ __Urban Vs. Rural,1790- The population of the urban is 5% and the rural population is 95%.__ __Precedents set-__ __Americans believed in George Washington. They saw him as an honest leader and hero of the revolution. In January, 1789 each of the 2 states that had past the constitution sent electors to choose the first president. These delegates formed a group called the electoral college which is a body of electors represent the peoples vote in choosing the president. To set up the federal courts system and the court's location, congress passed the judiciary act of 1789. This act created three levels of federal courts and defined powers and relationships to the state court. In 1796 Washington decided not to run for a third presidential term. That became a law that presidents can only run for two presidential terms. The first congress created departments in the executive branch for different areas of the national policy, Washington chose cabinet members.__ __**Debt**__ > Washington declined to run for a third term, he warned about high dept. and political party. > Washington personally came to put down the whiskey rebellion but they fled > American entered to settle in west it led to conflict with the Indians > They were put down in the battle of fallen timber
 * __Hamilton v.s. Jefferson__**
 * Hamilton wanted to expand economy
 * Hamilton wanted to pay off their debts
 * People wanted there ruler to be liked them
 * Favored strong National Gov.
 * Wanted to become a great and powerful nation
 * __Capital City__**
 * Hamilton also knew that he had something to bargain with. Southern officials wanted to change the location of the nation's capital. Many Southerners thought that having the capital in New York gave the nothern states too much influence over national policy. Washington chose a place on the potamac tiver that included part of Maryland and Virginia. This would become Washington D.C.
 * The United States owed about $11.7 million to foreign countries and about $40.4 million to U.S. citizens. Hamilton wanted to pay the foreign debt immediately and gradually repay the total value of all bonds.
 * Hamilton developed a three-point plan to solve the nation's financial problems.
 * Treaty of Greenville –native am agree to give up land in Ohio.

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Americans wanted George washington to be president because he was seen as an honest leader.