Throughout the years, there have been up to 44 presidents in the United States (43 if you do not count Grover Cleveland’s 2 terms that were not in succession from each other) and one of the most vital and iconic presidents has to be without a doubt, the first president himself: George Washington. When you take a look at the famous Mount Rushmore sculptures located in Keystone, South Dakota, you see Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt, and none other than George Washington. Mostly everyone can agree that these four presidents definitely deserve a place in the Mount Rushmore Memorial and undoubtedly the president that deserves the most recognition is Washington himself. He fought for our country even before he was President
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By the end of his presidency, Washington had become disillusioned by politics. As America reeled from its devastated American Revolution, the country was headed towards expansion and the Manifest Destiny era, and the official U.S. Constitution was established on September 17, 1787. (Spalding) With the United States Constitution came the rise of two political parties: The Federalists and the Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans. Although Washington was a nonpartisan, (meaning he was not a part of any political party) he mostly supported the Federalist party of Alexander Hamilton. Initially, Washington was unsure about the idea of having two opposing sides being in charge of handling a country, but the divisions later became more and more divisive and that is what led to Washington’s future distrust of the notion of political parties. He later believed that the political parties were capable of being corrupt and misused for anyone’s …show more content…
On the other hand, George Washington was born on February 22nd, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, and to a family of prosperous farmers. He began his infamous career as a professional surveyor in 1749 at the age of 17 years, and very quickly, was appointed Surveyor of Culpeper County, Virginia, his first public office. In 1752, he joined the colonial militia. Washington became involved in the beginning of the French and Indian War (Also known as the Seven Years War in Europe), and he gained an enormous reputation for his bravery and courage on the field. (Washington) After the war, he returned to farming in Mount Vernon, which was a plantation that he inherited. And in 1759, Washington married Martha Custis, a wealthy and prosperous widow. Washington entered the Virginia House of Burgesses where he opposed what he saw as unfair British taxes. (Zall) By 1774, he quickly became one of the leading Virginian figures supporting the colonial cause, and was sent by Virginians to both the First and Second Continental Congress in 1774 and 1775. By
By the end of his presidency, Washington had become disillusioned by politics. As America reeled from its devastated American Revolution, the country was headed towards expansion and the Manifest Destiny era, and the official U.S. Constitution was established on September 17, 1787. (Spalding) With the United States Constitution came the rise of two political parties: The Federalists and the Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans. Although Washington was a nonpartisan, (meaning he was not a part of any political party) he mostly supported the Federalist party of Alexander Hamilton. Initially, Washington was unsure about the idea of having two opposing sides being in charge of handling a country, but the divisions later became more and more divisive and that is what led to Washington’s future distrust of the notion of political parties. He later believed that the political parties were capable of being corrupt and misused for anyone’s …show more content…
On the other hand, George Washington was born on February 22nd, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, and to a family of prosperous farmers. He began his infamous career as a professional surveyor in 1749 at the age of 17 years, and very quickly, was appointed Surveyor of Culpeper County, Virginia, his first public office. In 1752, he joined the colonial militia. Washington became involved in the beginning of the French and Indian War (Also known as the Seven Years War in Europe), and he gained an enormous reputation for his bravery and courage on the field. (Washington) After the war, he returned to farming in Mount Vernon, which was a plantation that he inherited. And in 1759, Washington married Martha Custis, a wealthy and prosperous widow. Washington entered the Virginia House of Burgesses where he opposed what he saw as unfair British taxes. (Zall) By 1774, he quickly became one of the leading Virginian figures supporting the colonial cause, and was sent by Virginians to both the First and Second Continental Congress in 1774 and 1775. By