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7. Describe the actions taken to build one country from 13 states including
a. the precedents established by George Washington, including the cabinet and a two-term presidency
b. Alexander Hamilton’s actions to create a financially strong country, including the creation of a national bank
c. the establishment of an independent federal court system
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George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gwhtml/gwhome.html
This is a great collection of primary source documents and images from American Memory at the Library of Congress.
"The complete George Washington Papers collection from the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress consists of approximately 65,000 documents ... including correspondence, letterbooks, commonplace books, diaries, journals, financial account books, military records, reports, and notes accumulated by Washington from 1741 through 1799 ... his papers are a rich source for almost every aspect of colonial and early American history."
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