George Washington's Contributions To Society

George Washington is indisputably the most consequential President America has ever had. He assumed control of a nation that could barely be called a nation. Power struggles, disunity among member-states; the only thing that bound these people together was geography and a struggle for freedom. His personal prestige as a war veteran and commander-in-chief meant that George Washington was the only man in America who would be capable of a stitching the nation back together. Washington’s key contributions to America include bringing the country together, delegating his powers as president, and defining the role of the Presidency. No citizen felt beholden to a federal government over their own local or state government. Most of the people were suspicious of a central
Washington inherited a country that was an economic and social mess. America had no credit, an extremely high debt, and had just cut ties, rather violently, with its largest trading partner. The country was divided amongst Federalist and Antifederalist factions, both violently suspicious of the other. Washington knew that it was too much for a lone man to handle, so he brought in his most trusted and competent advisors in an official capacity. These men included James Madison, who wrote the Bill of Rights, a cornerstone of American democracy, and Alexander Hamilton, who established America’s financial system, and was key in the creation of the Jay Treaty. Without these men in the positions of power Washington appointed them to, America as we know it today would not exist. We would have no established freedoms of speech and worship, no rights to a trial by jury, and no right to assemble, to name a few. Without Hamilton, America would have crumbled under the weight of its debts in infancy.Washington’s appointees helped establish the infrastructure that stabilized the