GEORGE WASHINGTON

Legislation: Washington passed the first naturalization law of the US,the first copyright law, and a law the established the US capital as the District of Columbia, along the Potomac River. He vetoed a bill that introduced a new plan for dividing seats in the House Of Representatives that would have increased the amount of seats for northern states in 1792. Washington exercised his veto power only one other time during his two terms in office. He also vetoed an act that would have reduced the amount of Calvary units in the US Army in 1797.

SPEECHES

• Washington's speeches include:
• The First Inaugural Addresses: "The preservation of the sacred fire of Liberty, no the destiny of the republican model of government, are justly considered deeply, perhaps as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people."
• Farewell Address; " There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate upon real favors from Nation to Nation. 'Tis an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.

POLITICAL PARTIES

• Washington was not a member of any party because he did not like the arguing between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson.
• He ended up siding with the Federalists.
• He took it to his grave that political parties should not exist.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

• During Washington's presidency, he and France signed the France-American Alliance. He also set two foreign policy laws and took control of treaty negotiators.

THE WHISKEY REBELLION

• Washington informed federal authority and set militia to Pennsylvania. Washington acted in this way bc amuse he thought armed rebellions were bad for America. He thought the rebellion threatened the rights of Americans.

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FACTS

• He was appointed commander of the Continental Army on June 14, 1775
• Washington's inauguration took place on April 30, 1789.