How did george washington play a role in forming the new federal government in 1787?

George Washington set several different examples for future presidents when he took the reigns as president. This includes:

1) Creating a presidential cabinet- This consisted of a group of advisors who helped the president make important decisions about domestic and foreign policy.

2) Two term presidency- Washington stepped down after serving 8 years as president even though he was not required to.

3) Limited the power of the federal government- He made sure to limit the power of the federal government to calm the fears of American citizens and anti-federalists who worried about an overreaching federal government.

superior technology and improved medical knowledge to foster imperialism. quinine enabled europeans

to survive tropical diseases and venture into the mosquito-infested interiors of africa and asia. the combination

of the steamboat and the telegraph enabled the western powers to increase their mobility and to quickly respond

to any situations that threatened their dominance. the rapid-fire machine gun also gave them a military advantage

and was in convincing africans and asians to accept western control. the following table summarizes the

causes of the new imperialism:

causes of new imperialism

economic military/political humanitarian/religious technological

need for markets need for military bases white man’s burden new medicine

raw materials national security spread of christianity new weapons

source of investments source of

pride—nationalism

social darwinism

(superiority of western

society)

transportation

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a. poison gas was sprayed over battlefields by airplanes to weaken enemy positions before major attacks.