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On April 30, 1789, the citizens of the thirteen year old country, the United States, elected George Washington as its first president. This decision proved significant as a guide for future elections and assessments for all presidents. This essay will evaluate George Washington’s presidency as the fore rusher of all who later held or will later hold office. George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, to the gentry. He was brought up as a proper, venerable, 18th century Virginia gentleman. He pursued two intertwined interests, the military arts and the Western expansion. His interests led him to become a colonel in the French and Indian skirmishes and the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. During the American Revolution, George Washington realized the best strategy was to harass the British. He informed the Congress,“ We should on all occasions avoid a general action or put anything to the risk, unless compelled by necessity, into which we ought never to be drawn.” After winning the war, Washington yearned for retirement to the fields of Mt. Vernon. However, he soon inferred that the Nation under its Articles of Confederation was not operating well.
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