MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
SHAYS REBELLION
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He realized how broken the government was, and tried to meet the people’s demands
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He missed his wife
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He wanted to get an i-Phone
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He needed some cannons for John Hancock
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Detailed explanation-1: -Among the many challenges George Washington faced as the first President of the US, one of the most pressing was the national debt incurred during the Revolutionary War. When Washington took office, the federal government was essentially bankrupt, and its bonds nearly worthless.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mindful of the precedent his conduct set for future presidents, Washington feared that if he were to die while in office, Americans would view the presidency as a lifetime appointment. Instead, he decided to step down from power, providing the standard of a two-term limit.
Detailed explanation-3: -By the late 1760s, Washington had experienced firsthand the effects of rising taxes imposed on American colonists by the British and came to believe that it was in the best interests of the colonists to declare independence from England.
Detailed explanation-4: -Washington retired from the military and took up farming again at Mount Vernon as a celebrated war hero. Washington was elected President of the United States in 1789 and served for two consecutive terms of office after being re-elected in 1792. John Adams was elected to office in 1796 and succeeded Washington in 1797.