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George Washington was the first president that was elected for the job. Someone needed to be president and no one was better than George at taking the job.
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On June 8, 1789, James Madison made some amendments to the new U.S. Constitution that didn't get passed till August 4th of that year. September 9th The House of Representatives recommends making a Bill of Rights for the states to adopt. They weren’t accepted by all states by 1791 when Virginia accepted the Idea.
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George Washington signs a bill contracting the Bank of the United States. The Bank of the United States was proposed by Alexander Hamilton in 1791.
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Congress passes the Whiskey Tax. This tax makes farmers that make whiskey to protest, leading to the Whiskey Rebellion.
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Washington was re-elected for his second term. He received 132 of the 135 votes from the Electoral College. John Adams is reelected vice president for his second term with 77 votes.
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President Washington issued his Proclamation of Neutrality, declaring that America will not have any part in the European conflict.
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Jay’s Treaty was to make sure that Great Britain and the United States would not fight anymore. The people didn’t like this treaty because it forced them to pay debts from the war.
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John Adams is elected president with 71 votes in the Electoral College winning against Thomas Jefferson who received 68 votes.
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France sends spies to America and John Adams finds out and the people are mad about bribes from France. They don’t know the spies names so they call them X, Y, and Z.
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George Washington died at the age of 67 on December 14th, 1799. He died from a disease called Epiglottis.
