George Washington took office in 1789 to become our nation's first president., Washington set the following precedents: Exeutive cabinet, 2-term limit, use of domestic force and proclamation of neutrality.  , The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 was passed, stating that escaped slaves should be captured and returned to their owners. , The Fugitive Slave law introduced the lifelong risk of runaway slaves being returned to slavery. , The United States was moving from a batering economy to a capitialist economy. , Alexander Hamilton was the first treasury secretary to devise a plan to help the U.S. financially. , Hamilton's plan included repaying the debt, establishing a national bank, taxing whiskey, and creating a protective tariff. , Whiskey Rebellion was farmer who rebelled because they did not have the cash to pay the tax. , The farmers protested until Washington sent the army to restore order. , Hamilton justified the estbalisment of the national bank with the elestic clause or "necessary and proper", In Washington Farwell Address, he advised to aviod political parties and foreign alliances,

George Washington's Presidency

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