Best and Worst Presidents from 1789-1836

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Amanda Pointer
Dr. Ubriaco
16 November 2010
History to 1877
Best and Worst Presidents from 1789-1836
A great president is considered to be wise and noble. He is also firm, patriotic, and was known as, “the one who invented tradition as he went along.” The greatest president of the United States from 1789-1836 was George Washington. He was the first president of the United States and started great traditions. He took his job very seriously during his time. He was in term from 1789-1797 and contributed too many extraordinary events. George Washington led troops in the Revolutionary War in 1775 as commander of chief, before he became president. He then led troops in the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794, which established federal authority. He brought American focus on America instead of being involved in foreign entanglement. George Washington also facilitated the economic take-off, and facilitated in territorial expansion and the inclusion of the new states.

First of all, before George Washington was even elected president in 1789, he served as the commander of chief in the Revolutionary War. He led troops in this battle against Great Britain to earn freedom from the British rule. They were considered traitors by the British, but in the end they won their independence, claiming sovereignty as a free state. They called themselves Americans and named their country the United States of America.

Shortly, after the Revolutionary War, George Washington was elected to be the first President of the United States. He was very modest and shy, but also took his job very seriously. In 1794, he showed strength and courage by leading troops in the Whiskey Rebellion. This consisted of many farmers in the western counties of Pennsylvania that engaged on a series of attacks because they were angered by an excise tax imposed on whiskey. The tariff effectively eliminated any profit by the farmers from the sale of an important cash crop, and became the lightening...
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