President George Washington's Farewell Address

In 1796 President George Washington (see figure 1) left office. His plans were to leave office some time before but people had convinced him to stay. When he finally decided to leave and not take any advice Washington wrote a speech. The speech was called Washington’s Farewell Address. It was about everything he and America had been through. Washington informed the country that he always wanted to be known as a general not as President. Although America and Washington fought through many wars, the whole country was extremely upset when Washington resigned. In the speech he said that he was president because it was the people’s desire. George Washington was the father of America and the one who changed history.
Washington was born in 1732. He was known as the commander in chief of the American forces in the Revolutionary War and first president of the United States. Even after his death he remained the outstanding example of national character. President George Washington had helped with writing the Constitution to free the United States from Britain. When the Constitution was authorized and Washington did become President, he self-consciously held the opportunity to set standards for the …show more content…
The most notable feature of the election of 1796 was the change of party conflict. Sixteen states participated in the election. There was no plain campaigning, but George Washington's retirement from the presidency meant competition for the office of President for the first time. Federalist John Adams won with 71 electoral votes while Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson became the Vice-President. Also the election for president of the United States in 1796 held candidates for the support; Fights used by the Republicans to convince voters for support; Shady practices made previous to the election. The election after Washington’s departure was full of unexpected things, such as these