Washington: Year 5 Pt. 1

In the first of a two-part episode, Better Than Washington examines the first year of George Washington's last term: March 4th, 1793 to March 31st, 1794. We get to talk about a few things: why diplomatic success can be messier than you'd think; why I am giving far, far too much credit to Mad Anthony Wayne; why you are totally fine in thinking I am wrong to do that last part. The intro and outro song used is "Americana" by Mr. Smith. You can find this song at the Free Music Archive. the opinions of this podcast do not reflect the opinions of Spotify, Anchor or any advertisers, sponsors, creators of musical works, or guests appearing within the podcast. Resources used for this episode include: *Defending a New Nation, 1783 – 1811. This e-book is available on the U.S. Army Center of Military History website. *An article about the Proclamation of Neutrality from the Mount Vernon Estate website: https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/neutrality-proclamation/ Content Warnings: this podcast does contain discussions involving historical events in which the United States of America has been involved. As such, there are frank discussions of slavery, Native American genocide, and other upsetting events.