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Washington’s most important role                                                                                             with any sort of  military expertise



            as commanding general was the                                                                                                that was able to do so. He also set




            embodiment of  the revolutionary                                                                                             the precedent of  civilian superiority



            efforts against the British. He was a                                                                                        over the military by disbanding his



            figurehead and an idol, so to speak,                                                                                         army after the war of  independence




            of  the Congress, the military, the                                                                                          was won and not declare himself



            French supports, the common folk                                                                                             monarch of  the American states,



            and other countries that were allied                                                                                         as some people around him




            to the Americans. His political ability                                                                                      recommended.



            to keep all of  these factions under a                                                                                       After independence, Washington




            single goal to defeat the British was                                                                                        was elected the first president of  the



            probably the most important role                                                                                             United States of  America. He was




            that George Washington had, and                                                                                              and remains the only president to



            he was probably the only politician                                                                                          receive all the votes of  the electoral
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