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George Washington Presidency 1789-1797

George Washington Presidency 1789-1797. By: John Morris. Election For President. He was a Elected and inaugurated as president in 1989. He the first and only president that did not have to run a presidential campaign to become president. He was the first president of the United States.

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George Washington Presidency 1789-1797

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  1. George Washington Presidency 1789-1797 By: John Morris

  2. Election For President • He was a Elected and inaugurated as president in 1989. • He the first and only president that did not have to run a presidential campaign to become president. • He was the first president of the United States. George Washington’s Inauguration

  3. Early Life as President (1789-1791) • (1789) Washington signs his first act of congress about administration of oaths. • (1790)Washington approves plans for US capital building. • (1790) Washington approves the Naturalization act • (1791) Washington approves of the first bank In the United States. • (1789-1791) Washington approves 5 acts, makes 4 addresses, and established the United States Cabinet. • (1791) Northwest Indian War Began. Left: Northwest Indian war painting. Right: Building plans for US capital.

  4. United States Cabinet • Made By Washington in 1789. • It was made up of: • Secretary of State (Thomas Jefferson) • Secretary of Treasury (Alexander Hamilton) • Secretary of War (Henry Knox) • Postmaster General (Samuel Osgood) • Attorney General (Edmund Randolph) Left to Right: Henry Knox, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Samuel Osgood, Edmund Randolph

  5. 1792-1794 • He made 4 public addresses and signed 6 acts. • (1792)Washington declares a law that allows that gathers the Pennsylvania militias. • (1793)British Ships seize American trade ships because America will not pay for their debts to Britain and will not agree to a treaty. • (1793) Washington is re-elected as president. • (1793) Washington decides he will not support the French Revolution. • (1794) Whiskey’s Rebellion is defeated. Left: Whiskey’s rebellion Right: French Revolution

  6. Jay’s and Greenville Treaties • Was the first two treaties Washington signed (1795). • The Treaty of Greenville ended the Northwest Indian War and gave America supreme control of Ohio and part of Indiana. • Jay’s Treaty made America stay neutral and Britain agreed abandon British forts in the west and allow American trade the West Indies. Greenville Treaty Jay’s Treaty

  7. Final Years (1795-1797) • He made 3 public addresses, made 3 treaties, and resigned as president. • (1795)Pinckney’s treaty made a friendship between Spain and America. • (1796)Treaty of Tripoli made it so that America could safely trade in the Mediterranean. • Washington declines a third term and retires to his home in Vermont where he eventually dies at age 67. Washington’s home in Mount Vernon.

  8. The End

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