GEORGE+WASHINGTON

= = =**__GEORGE WASHINGTON__ by KailinT**=

__Important Events in George Washington's life:__
George Washington was the first President of the United States. He was born February 22, 1732 and died December 14, 1799 (aged 66). He stayed in office from April 30, 1787- March 4, 1797. In 1787 Washington presided over the Philadelphia convention that drafted the United States Constitution because of dissatisfaction with the Articles of Confederation. George Washington established many of the customs and usages of new government's executive department. His unilateral Proclamation of Neutrality of 1793 provided a basis for avoiding any involvement in foreign conflicts. In 1789 Washington was inaugurated as president. He was later reelected in 1792. George Washington was the most important President because he set the course of America. He's known as "The Father of Our Country." Washington served as a General in the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1783. 
 * Vice President: John Adams (1789-97)
 * Member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1759-74[[image:081119_jefferson_feehery.jpg width="384" height="289" align="right" caption="Washington's Cabinet Members. (From left to right) George Washington, Henry Knox, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Edmund Randolph. "]]
 * Member of Continental Congress, 1774-75
 * Chairman of the Constitutional Convention, 1787-88

Cabinet:
__John Jay (1789-90)__ **__Thomas Jefferson (1790-93) Edmund Randolph (1794-95) Timothy Pickering (1795-97)__ __Alexander Hamilton (1789-95) Oliver Wolcott, Jr. (1795-97)__ __Henry Knox (1789-94) Timothy Pickering (1795-96) James McHenry (1796-97)__ __Edmund Randolph (1790-94) William Bradford (1794-95) Charles Lee (1795-97)__
 * Secretary of State-
 * Secretary of the Treasury-**
 * Secretary of War**
 * Attorney General-**

__References:__
Garcia, J., Ogle, D., Risinger, C., Stevos, J. (2005). __Creating America: A History of the United States__. Evanston, IL: McDougal Littell.


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