THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
GEORGE WASHINGTONS LEADERSHIP AT TRENTON SARATOGA VALLEY FORGE
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Congress raised an army to defend the nation.
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Congress created Executive Departments, run by Secretaries appointed by the President and approved by the Senate. They will become the President’s Cabinet of Advisors.
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Congress created a national bank.
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Congress created the United States Navy
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Detailed explanation-1: -The president would need assistance managing his duties, but the delegates to the Constitutional Convention rejected several proposals to create a cabinet. Instead, they created the Senate to serve as a council on foreign policy and empowered the president to request written advice from the department secretaries.
Detailed explanation-2: -George Washington’s Failures During his time as president, George Washington encountered many challenges, including establishing a new system of government, facing enormous financial debt from the War of Independence, and disagreement about how to proceed with regards to foreign policy and domestic conflicts.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -What precedent did President Washington and Congress establish regarding the executive branch? The precedent that Washington and Congress made was to have cabinet meetings with their top advisers.