American Presidents: Life Portraits


A Site to Complement C-SPAN's 20th Anniversary Television Series, American Presidents: Life Portraits March-December 1999

Key Events in President George Washington's Administration

• Precedents---Washington established two main precedents: a cabinet and the two-year term.
• Whiskey Rebellion, 1794---Washington ordered 15,000 troops to Pennsylvania and crushed the first challenge to federal authority.
• Farewell Address, 1796---Washington warned against the evils of political parties and "tangling alliances" abroad.

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