Washington, Our First President - 1789
"First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen". Those are the words that describe how the people felt about a man named George Washington. Washington had done a lot for our new nation, and after the war was over, he went back to his home in Mount Vernon.
Now our country had a brand new government. It started in March 1789. Washington was elected president in April of that same year. He didn't feel like he met the qualifications for being president, but he was very knowledgable and experienced and made good decisions concerning the affairs of our country.
The first capitol of our country was in New York City! The Constitution was already in effect, but more laws had to be made.
George Washington was the first president, and the vice-president was John Adams. Thomas Jefferson was the Secretary of State, and Alexander Hamilton was Secretary of the Treasury. The Secretary of Treasury helped to regulate money, which was desperately needed as our nation was weak in that area.
In 1793, Washington was re-elected as president. He held a second term in office. He also made plans to build a new capitol in a location between the North and the South, in an area called, 'The District of Columbia', which we know as 'Washington D.C.'.
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