Abe Lincoln
The United Sates declared its independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776. Great Britain did not recognize its independence until, the Treaty of Paris, two years after the American forces defeated the Britain army at the siege of Yorktown. Since the Articles of Confederation were replaced by the U.S. Constitution in 1789, the United States has had forty-two different presidents. Among these presidents, two of the best have were George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln. This essay will prove that George Washington was the greatest U.S. president of all time. There are certain attributes that good presidents have. It is said that "good presidents are always stubborn and disagreeable." 1 Along with those two qualities good presidents are intelligent, selfless, hard working, good communicators, good listeners, good problem solving tactics, determination, and they are able to recognize problems. George Washingtons rise to power started in 1732 when he was born, in Westmoreland, Virginia on his father's farm. He lived until 1799, when he died at the age of sixty-seven. He served as president from 1789 threw until 1797. When growing up, George received most of his education from his father and older brothe
If Britain had of declared war, it would have been fatal for the Union. Congress gave Washington a bill that called for Tariffs on imports and exports, which Washington signed. In Washington's first term as president, "he added the Bill of Rights to the Constitution. "8 This showed that he was able to recognize problems and respond in a way favorable to everybody. "He made his cabinet with a balance of Liberals and Conservatives. Although by reading the above you will clearly see that both presidents did many great things for their country. "3 Washington showed his opposition to Britain started in 1759 when he became a member of Virginia's House of Burgesses. Lincoln was elected in 1834, 1836, 1838, and in 1840. This was a violation of International law. Washington signed this bill because he felt that a strong central government was necessary and a strong government needed flexible from the constitution because unexpected situations were certain to arise. "He was known to be shy and reserved"4 but he opposed the British rules and regulations that they placed on the Americans and protested the Stamp Act and the Townshend act which in both cases placed taxes on people without consulting them. Lincoln was loosing interest in politics until Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, an act that allowed Kansas and Nebraska to enter the union. "2 When Washington was finished surveying, "in November of 1752, he was appointed the adjutant in the colonial militia.
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