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Battle of Princeton
Washington defeated the British at Princeton, then established winter quarters at Morristown.
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Battle of Brandywine
Washington’s forces were defeated at Brandywine Creek, Pennsylvania.
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Battle of Germantown
Washington’s army was defeated at Germantown, Pennsylvania.
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Camp at Valley Forge
Washington made camp for the winter at Valley Forge. Washington’s army suffered incredible hardship through the winter, facing disease, cold, hunger, and lack of supplies.
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Hard winter at Morristown
In December 1779, the Continental Army under George Washington made camp at Morristown, New Jersey, where they suffered through the “Hard Winter” of 1779–1780. The army faced unrelenting snow storms, sub-freezing temperatures, lack of supplies, and hunger.
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Jefferson’s resignation as secretary of state
Concerned over Alexander Hamilton’s ideas about government and Washington’s proclamation of neutrality in the French Revolution, Thomas Jefferson resigned from his position as secretary of state.
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British surrender at Yorktown
American and French forces under General Lafayette attacked the British at Yorktown, Virginia. It was the last major battle of the Revolution. On October 17, 1781, British general Charles Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington.
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Newburgh Conspiracy
In the Newburgh Conspiracy, Continental officers who had long been waiting to receive pensions and back pay from Congress threatened to revolt against a “country that tramples on your rights.” Washington convinced military leaders to resist sedition.
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Philadelphia Convention
The Constitutional Convention, with George Washington presiding, convened in Philadelphia.
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United States presidency
The Constitution provided only a broad outline of the office and powers of the president. It was up to George Washington, as the first president, to define the office. It was unclear, for example, whether the president was to personally run the executive branch or, instead, serve as a constitutional monarch and delegate responsibility to the vice president and executive officers (the cabinet). Washington favored a strong and active role for the president. Modeling the executive branch along the lines of a general’s staff, Washington...