Question

25 POINTS!!! PLEASE ANSWER- Identify and explain a significant decision made by George Washington as president that had immediate consequences for the United States of America.

Answer 1

While still serving as a young commander under British general Edward Braddock in 1755, Braddock’s army was ambushed by French soldiers, and Braddock himself was killed. With no way of winning this battle, virtually all of the junior commanders fled in disarray—all the commanders except one. Nobody would have blamed Washington for darting off on his horse to save his own skin—taking the battlefield equivalent of a “golden parachute.” But that’s not what Washington decided to do. Washington risked his own life by racing across the battlefield to organize a safer, more orderly retreat of the remaining soldiers.

Answer 2

Some historians hold that the Proclamation of Neutrality was Washington's most important decision as president. American energies were needed for building, not warring. Washington understood this better than most of his fellow citizens. He gave his country the time it needed.

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