THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
GEORGE WASHINGTONS LEADERSHIP AT TRENTON SARATOGA VALLEY FORGE
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The Constitution limited President Washington to only 2 terms.
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He wanted to remind the people that they were the true rulers of the country, and that he was only the President, not a King.
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He wanted to return to his life as a General and command the army again.
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He thought that it was time to give John Adams a chance to be the President.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In his “Farewell Address, ” Washington offered his advice to the citizens of the United States. His key points were to warn Americans against the danger of political parties, to remain neutral in foreign conflicts and to celebrate their achievements.
Detailed explanation-2: -But Washington himself did absolutely no public campaigning, and even cast doubt on whether he would take the job if elected. The retired general said that he had “no wish which aspires beyond the humble and happy lot of living and dying a private citizen” at his Mount Vernon farm.
Detailed explanation-3: -In this letter to “Friends and Citizens, ” Washington warned that the forces of geographical sectionalism, political factionalism, and interference by foreign powers in the nation’s domestic affairs threatened the stability of the republic.