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GeorgeWashington(February22,1732[O.S.February11,1731]–December14,1799)servedasthefirstPresidentoftheUnitedStatesfrom1789to1797andasthecommanderoftheContinentalArmyintheAmericanRevolutionaryWarfrom1775to1783.BecauseofhissignificantroleintherevolutionandintheformationoftheUnitedStates,heisoftenreveredbyAmericansasthe"FatherofOurCountry".TheContinentalCongressappointedWashingtoncommander-in-chiefoftheAmericanrevolutionaryforcesin1775.Thefollowingyear,heforcedtheBritishoutofBoston,lostNewYorkCity,andcrossedtheDelawareRiverinNewJersey,defeatingthesurprisedenemyunitslaterthatyear.Becauseofhisstrategy,RevolutionaryforcescapturedthetwomainBritishcombatarmiesatSaratogaandYorktown.NegotiatingwithCongress,thecolonialstates,andFrenchallies,heheldtogetheratenuousarmyandafragilenationamidthethreatsofdisintegrationandfailure.Followingtheendofthewarin1783,KingGeorgeIIIaskedwhatWashingtonwoulddonextandwastoldofrumorsthathewouldreturntohisfarm;thispromptedthekingtostate,"Ifhedoesthat,hewillbethegreatestmanintheworld."WashingtondidreturntoprivatelifeandretiredtohisplantationatMountVernon.HepresidedoverthePhiladelphiaConventionthatdraftedtheUnitedStatesConstitutionin1787becauseofgeneraldissatisfactionwiththeArticlesofConfederation.WashingtonbecamePresidentoftheUnitedStatesin1789andestablishedmanyofthecustomsandusagesofthenewgovernment'sexecutivedepartment.HesoughttocreateanationcapableofsurvivinginaworldtornasunderbywarbetweenBritainandFrance.HisunilateralProclamationofNeutralityof1793providedabasisforavoidinganyinvolvementinforeignconflicts.Hesupportedplanstobuildastrongcentralgovernmentbyfundingthenationaldebt,implementinganeffectivetaxsystem,andcreatinganationalbank.WashingtonavoidedthetemptationofwarandadecadeofpeacewithBritainbeganwiththeJayTreatyin1795;heusedhisprestigetogetitratifiedoverintenseoppositionfromtheJeffersonians.AlthoughneverofficiallyjoiningtheFederalistParty,hesupporteditsprogramsandwasitsinspirationalleader.Washington'sfarewelladdresswasaprimeronrepublicanvirtuean
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