What did Washington do in his later years?
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I assumed you were talking about George Washington...\n\nAfter retiring from the presidency in March 1797, Washington returned to Mount Vernon with a profound sense of relief. He established a distillery there and became probably the largest distiller of whiskey in the nation at the time, producing 11,000 gallons of whiskey and a profit of $7,500 in 1798.\n\nDuring that year, Washington was appointed Lieutenant General in the United States Army (then the highest possible rank) by President John Adams. Washington's appointment was to serve as a warning to France, with which war seemed imminent. While Washington never saw active service, upon his death one year later, the U.S. Army rolls listed him as a retired Lieutenant General, which was then considered the equivalent to his rank as General and Commander in Chief during the Revolutionary War.\n\nWithin a year of this 1798 appointment, Washington fell ill from a bad cold with a fever and a sore throat that turned into acute laryngitis and pneumonia and died on December 14, 1799, at his home. Modern doctors believe that Washington died from either a streptococcal infection of the throat or, since he was bled as part of the treatment, a combination of shock from the loss of blood, asphyxia, and dehydration. One of the physicians who administered bloodletting to him was Dr. James Craik, one of Washington's closest friends, who had been with Washington at Fort Necessity, the Braddock expedition, and throughout the Revolutionary War. Washington's remains were buried at Mount Vernon.\n\nFollow the link for more information.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_washington
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nope he pretty much retired i believe
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I think this is a tricky question for anyone to answer.  \n.\nI would rather have George Washington come back to life and see the way things have become.
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When elected President George Washington did not belong to a political party.  However, towards the end of his life and administration, it became clear that he favored the Federalist position (John Adams, Alexander Hamilton) as opposed to that of Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, etc.
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A really good book about Washington is "George Washington, a picture book Biography" \n\nI love this book and have taught from it.  The reading level is 1-3 grade, but, with beautiful illustrations the interest factor is very high and an average 4th grader or class would learn quite a lot from it.
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When Thomas was older, he decided to be a lawyer. He studied at the college of William and Mary at Williamsburg, which at that time was the capital of Virginia. \n\nEverything you need re: Thomas Jefferson Biography:\n\nwww.hyperhistory.net/apwh/bios/b4tjefferson5vh.htm ·
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He was very likeable as a president (sometimes too likeable!)   He did a great job with our economy, he talked a lot to the American people, he liked his job, was good at his job, and was very smart.  He married a brilliant woman, who, through all of his mistakes, looks as if he truly loves her, and she truly loves him.  He was the first president to give an office to the first lady in the West Wing.  He really had set us up for a future, going into this millenium.  And then, disaster struck...
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Well he never really has success with businesses, so I don't think he will do that.  I think he will mostly retire.  He might continue to be involved with foreign relations and investments, like his father has done.  I do see him taking up some causes.
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FDR, he served 3+ terms, but he also set the precident for the following Presidents to only be allowed 2 terms. It had been something that George Washington had wanted for all Presidents (2 terms), but it was something more of a statement, not a rule.
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I have no idea what he did.  I just know he was a member for many years.
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He retired in 2005 after playing his entire career with the Reds.  He currently has a job working with the Washington Nationals as the Special Assistant to the General Manager.
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George Washington, wasn't it? cuz when he went to war and came back the white house had burnt down so they had to rebuild it, right? not sure...google it. lol.
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read the Jefferson papers. He wrote the Articals of confederation before he wrote the Constitution. He also was a avaid sponser of the secant amendent. He was a active member of the first contintal congress. and amny other things. He was one of the greatest men in the begining of our nation.
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George Washington is by far the best President to date. He had no idea what he was getting himself into, but took the job anyway. He served the Untied States in the same way he had served the colonies during the Revolution, with complete control and undying support. When asked if he would continue into a third term, he declined. Hell, they tried to make the guy king at first.\n\nOn the complete other side of the spectrum is FDR. He became the country's first elected emperor. It is his fault that the current federal government is so huge. They have to have agencies to watch agencies now because of his liberal reforms. I admit that during the Great Depression, his reforms helped a small portion of the country, but after the War those programs should have been faded out. Instead he set the precedent for the federal government to control every aspect of our lives.
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Only if thats what he wants. I think he has retired from public office. The Iraq speech  was bad for him. He was too use to taking orders.
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In his address Washington: \n\n***Extolls the benefits of the federal government. "The unity of government...is a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence...of your tranquility at home, your peace abroad; of your safety; of your prosperity; of that very liberty which you so highly prize." \n\n***Warns against the party system. "It serves to distract the Public Councils, and enfeeble the Public Administration....agitates the Community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms; kindles the animosity of one....against another....it opens the door to foreign influence and corruption...thus the policy and the will of one country are subjected to the policy and will of another." \n\n***Stresses the importance of religion and morality. "Where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths, which are the instruments of investigation in Courts of Justice?" \n\n***On stable public credit. "...cherish public credit. One method of preserving it is to use it as sparingly as possible...avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt....it is essential that you...bear in mind, that towards the payments of debts there must be Revenue, that to have Revenue there must be taxes; that no taxes can be devised, which are not...inconvenient and unpleasant..." \n\n***Warns against permanent foreign alliances. "It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world..." \n\n***On an over-powerful military establishment. "...avoid the necessity of those overgrown military establishments, which, under any form of government, are inauspicious to liberty, and which are to be regarded as particularly hostile to Republican Liberty." \n\n\nIn saying farewell to the new nation he helped create Washington pointed out that ".......the name of American, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of Patriotism..." \n\nthis is a summary taken from\nhttp://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/farewell/
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He actually lost more battles that he won, but thanks to some good commanders around him he won two strategic battles against the British - Saratoga in 1777 and Yorktown in 1781\n\nIn actual fact as a military strategist he was pretty hopeless, but thanks to those around him America gained its Independence.\n\nIf Washington had been allowed to dictate the strategy for every battle we would be singing "God save the Queen" and flying the Union flag.\n\nHowever, thanks to Hollywood and some romantic ideals we see him both as a great patriot (which he was), and as a great leader (which is highly debatable).