George Washington Was The First President In 1789

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In this lesson, we learning about the first president. In 1789, after the new constitution was effect, the most important thing was founding a president for the United States. Georgie Washington was the first president. Washington was the only unanimous vote in history. I didn’t know, Washington didn’t run for president in 1789. He didn’t want the job, the only reason he accept the job because the people gave it to him people. There was many people qualified for the job but the people respect Washington. I found it funny, that people was question on what to call him when you approach him. Washington first order of business was establish rule and precedents for the executive branch of government. The president had the power to pick anyone for …show more content…

They form the first two political parties. The two parties was called republicans and federalist. Jefferson was for the republicans. Republicans believed in a strict construction. Hamilton was for the federalist. Federalist believed in a strong central government. The people divided into the two parties. The federalist was made up by; city dwellers, people living near the coastline, northerners, educated people, rich people, church-goers, and those who favored the United States becoming friends with England. The republican was made up by; those living on farms, those living in the back country, southerners, uneducated people, poor people, non-church-goers and those who favored remaining friends with France (Page 46). Washington never did like the political parties because he didn’t believed in the two. The most important battle between the two was Hamilton’s economic program. Hamilton job was to keep the United States economy stabilized. In 1794, the famer rebellion against the corn in western Pennsylvania. This rebellion was called the Whiskey Rebellion because they use corn to make whiskey. Hamilton had increase the tax on whiskey and the farmer couldn’t make a profit on the