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A New Nation
(1776-1830)
George Washington
George Washington's Army - The Department of War

A New Nation<BR>(1776-1830)
A New Nation
(1776-1830)

George Washington's Army - The Department of War
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Reading Level
     edHelper's suggested reading level:   grades 8 to 10
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   8.77

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    artillery, academy, advisor, enforce, founders, victory, commander, military, general, bravery, various, force, whom, assist, role, power
     content words:    George Washington, United States, Henry Knox, Revolutionary War, Dorchester Heights, US Army, New York

George Washington's Army - The Department of War
By Sharon Fabian 		  
1     George Washington already had an army. After he became president, he started to put together the executive branch of the new United States government. One of the first departments that he established, in 1789, was the Department of War.
 
2     One of the ideas that George Washington and the other founders of our country believed in was that no one person or group should have too much power. So they spread the power among various parts of the government. They did not want too much power in the hands of the military. So they decided on civilians to represent the army in the executive branch. The Department of War, like the other cabinet departments, had a leader known as the secretary. The Secretary of War was in charge of the army. He was also in charge of advising the president on matters related to the army.
 
3     Washington saw the cabinet departments as extensions of the president. The Secretary of War and the other leaders in the cabinet share in the responsibility of the president. That responsibility is to enforce the laws of the United States.

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