As President, he met with a French ambassador who tried to draw him into war with Britain named Citizen Genêt (JUH-nay).
This President defused the Newburgh Conspiracy and, in another post, was nearly replaced by Horatio Gates due to the Conway Cabal. As President, he met with a French ambassador who tried to draw him into war with Britain named Citizen Genêt (JUH-nay). His farewell address discouraged foreign alliances. The signing of Jay's Treaty and the Whiskey Rebellion occurred during the Presidency of this victor at Trenton and Yorktown. For 10 points, name this man who appointed Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury as the first President.
This President defused the Newburgh Conspiracy and, in another post, was nearly replaced by Horatio Gates due to the Conway Cabal.
George {Washington}