George Washington
The Ides of March: George Washington Quells a Coup
It was the end of 1782 and the War for Independence was all but over, but the details of the official peace treaty had not yet been hammered out between the American delegation (John Jay, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams) and their British counterpart (David...
War Powers: The True History of George Washington and the Indian Tribes
Supporters of unilateral executive war power want you to believe presidents can make all kinds of decisions about war and peace because, as they tell the story, George Washington engaged in military conflicts with Native Americans without getting authorization from...
The Founders and the Constitution: George Washington
Historian Forrest McDonald itemized some of George Washington’s constitutional contributions in American National Biography Online: “His role in working out the details of the Constitution was minimal, but Washington was important to the success of the convention...
Today in History: Fairfax Resolves Condemning British Constitutional Violations Adopted
On July 18, 1774, a committee led by George Washington in Fairfax County, Virginia, voted to adopt the Fairfax Resolves condemning British actions against the colonies, and calling for an embargo on British imports and exports. It represented growing colonial...