Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . INAUGURATION OF WASHINGTON AS FIRST IRFSIDENT. • 317 318 GKORCl. WASHINGTON. niissiou into the hauds of Congress, and retired to his home, at MountVernon. It was found that the articles of confederation were inadequate to. WASHINGTONS HOME AT MOUNT , VIRGINIA. the necessities of the republic, and after much discussion a new constitu-tion was framed by a federal convention at Philadelphia, in 1787, andwas adopted by the States. It went into operation on the 4rh of March,T789. The city of New York was designated as the seat of g
Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . INAUGURATION OF WASHINGTON AS FIRST IRFSIDENT. • 317 318 GKORCl. WASHINGTON. niissiou into the hauds of Congress, and retired to his home, at MountVernon. It was found that the articles of confederation were inadequate to. WASHINGTONS HOME AT MOUNT , VIRGINIA. the necessities of the republic, and after much discussion a new constitu-tion was framed by a federal convention at Philadelphia, in 1787, andwas adopted by the States. It went into operation on the 4rh of March,T789. The city of New York was designated as the seat of was unanimously chosen the iirst President of theUnited vStates, and John Adams Vice-president. They went into officeon the 30th of April, 17S9. The first measures of Washingtons admin-istration .greatly restored the confidence of the people in the government. GEORGE WASHINGTON. 310 Alexander Hamiltou, tlie vSecretary of the Treasury, inaugurated a seriesof reforms, wliicli were eminently beneficial. The debts of the oldconfederate government and of the States themselves were all assumedby the United States; a bank of the United States (which went intooperation in February, 1794), was incorporated, and a national mint wasestablished at Philadelphia. An I
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