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Parent topics

• President of the United States of America [r]: Head of State of the United States of America; elected through an electoral college; appointer of cabinet members and federal judges (with Senate confirmation) ^[e]
• History of the United States of America [r]: The history of the United States of America from the colonial era to the present. ^[e]
• American Revolution [r]: (1763-1789) war that resulted in the formation of the U.S., in which 13 North American colonies overthrew British rule. ^[e]

Subtopics

• Mount Vernon [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Jumonville glen [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Washington's Farewell Address [r]: Add brief definition or description

Related topics

• George III [r]: 1738–1820; King of Great Britain and Ireland; following the Act of Union 1800, he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; reigned 1760–1820. ^[e]
• French and Indian War [r]: (1754-1763) The American extension of the European conflict known as the Seven Years' War. ^[e]
• Continental Congress [r]: An assembly of representatives of the 13 colonies participating in the American Revolution. ^[e]
• Continental Army [r]: National army of the American Revolutionary War, formed by the Second Continental Congress, under George Washington's command. ^[e]
• Treaty of Paris [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Jay Treaty [r]: Treaty between U.S. and Britain, ratified 1795, which settled numerous commercial and other issues left over from the American Revolution. ^[e]

Events of Washington's presidency

• Judiciary Act of 1790 [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Bill of Rights [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Assumption Bill of 1790 [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Residency Act of 1790 [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Proclamation of 1790 [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Whiskey Rebellion [r]: A rural uprising in the western counties of Pennsylvania in 1794 in response to a federally imposed excise tax placed on liquor. ^[e]

U.S. Founding Fathers

• John Adams [r]: (1735-1826) Second U.S. President (from 1797 to 1801), attorney who successfully defended participants of the Boston Massacre of 1770, and a U.S. founding father. ^[e]
• Thomas Jefferson [r]: (1743-1826) Third U.S. President (from 1801 to 1809), first U.S. Secretary of State (from 1789 to 1793), author of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, and founder of the University of Virginia. ^[e]
• James Madison [r]: (1751–1836) Fourth U.S. President (from 1809 to 1817), author of some the Federalist Papers, Secretary of State, and one of the most influential U.S. founding fathers. ^[e]
• Alexander Hamilton [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Benjamin Franklin [r]: Add brief definition or description
• John Jay [r]: Add brief definition or description