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President Washington was always thinking ahead and thought while serving his 2nd term as President, that if he died while in office, the citizens of this new republic might take that as if the presidency was a lifetime appointment and all he really wanted to was just retire. Did his relunctance on a 3rd term become the reason why there has only been 5 presidents who have seeked a 3rd term and only 1 president who succeeded in getting a 3rd and even a 4th term. Can you name the other 4 presidents who wanted more time in the Oval Office?

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President Washington's Second Term (1793-1797)

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On February 13, 1793, a joint session of Congress counted the Electoral COLLEGE votes from the second presidential election and George Washington was unanimously elected, again. He would spend a difficult second term desperately preserving the new nation in the face of rebellion and foreign wars.

President Washington considered RETIREMENT after one term, preferring a return to the quiet comfort of MOUNT Vernon. He was bothered and disheartened by the emerging political divisions. However, Washington also FEARED that the country would irreparably pull and split apart, and was implored by his close associates to serve an additional four years.

Tension in Washington's Cabinet

Tension in Washington's Cabinet

Differences of opinion didn't concern President Washington. They could even be useful, until he came to realize the very personal nature of the differences between two of his cabinet members: Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson.

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The Battle of Fallen Timbers  

The Battle of Fallen Timbers

As the United States looked to consolidate its borders and secure room for expansion in the Northwest Territory, the local American Indians had resisted fiercely, inflicting costly defeats on the poorly-trained and equipped military forces sent to pacify the region in 1792.

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Washington's New Nation Faces Rebellion

In 1791, Congress legislated an excise tax on whiskey and distilled spirits. The revenue from these taxes was intended to help lessen the FEDERAL deficit. In parts of western Pennsylvania and western Virginia, however, the law and its tax inspectors were not met kindly, and rebellion threatened to tear apart the new nation.

By 1794, the Whiskey Rebellion threatened the stability of the nascent United States and forced President Washington to personally lead the United States militia westward to stop the rebels.

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