Transcript President George Washington

President George
Washington
Pages 378-384
Workbook pg. 68
Washington Becomes President
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On April 30, 1789, George
Washington stood on the balcony
of Federal Hall in New York City
and recited the oath of office.
The Oath of Office
“I do solemnly swear that I will
faithfully execute the office of
President of the United States,
and will to the best of my ability
preserve, protect, and defend the
Constitution of the United
States.”
The Vice President
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John Adams became the Vice President
of the United States in 1789.
At the time the candidate who received
the second largest number of votes was
named Vice President.
In 1804, the 12th Amendment was
written which changed how VP’s were
chosen.
Washington Selects Leaders
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President Washington chose leaders
to fill important positions within the
executive branch.
These leaders would help the
President carry out the main
responsibilities of the executive
branch.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
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President Washington named John
Jay as the first chief justice.
Congress decided that there should
be six justices who would serve on
the Supreme Court.
Today, there are nine justices on the
Supreme Court.
Secretary of State
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Thomas Jefferson was asked to be
Secretary of State.
His main responsibility was to
establish friendships between the
United States and the leading world
powers. This included Spain,
France, and the former enemy of the
U.S., Britain.
Secretary of the Treasury
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Alexander Hamilton was given the
important job of Secretary of the
Treasury.
Hamilton worked with Congress to
set up a banking system and pass
new tax laws.
He also ordered the printing and
coining of money.
Secretary of War
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Henry Knox, who had been a
general in the Revolutionary War,
was asked by President Washington
to be Secretary of War.
He began building a national army
of 1,000 soldiers to defend the
western border of the United States.
Attorney General
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Edmund Randolph became the
President’s legal advisor. He told
the President what the Constitution
and the nation’s other laws would
and would not allow him to do as
President.
He was known as the Attorney
General.
The President’s Cabinet
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Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson
Secretary of Treasury Alexander
Hamilton
Secretary of War Henry Knox
Attorney General Edmund Randolph
President Washington
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Washington served two terms or eight years as
President.
Many believed that Washington should
remain President even longer.
He decided to return to his home Mount
Vernon in 1796.
Washington died in 1799 at the age of 67.
Mount Vernon
Washington’s Grave