6 Meaning all property holders,
7 aUnless they were slaves,
8 bOr women,
9 cOr didn't have enough property.
10 And then Washington won by a huge margin,
11 dWhich may have been as much as a hundred votes.
12 The Yanks celebrated George's victory with a lot of parties,
13 And congratulated themselves a lot on having whipped the Brits,
14 eAnd on having invented a new form of government,
15 fWith a great new constitution,
16 Which was perfect,
17 gExcept that it didn't say anything at all about taxation without representation.
CHAPTER 141 hGeorge Washington was president for eight years and set a lot of important precedents for the Yanks who would become president after him.
2 iFor example, he got upset with congress when they wouldn't do what he wanted,
3 jWhich made it okay for later presidents to get upset with congress too.
4 Then he decided not to run for reelection after he had served two four-year terms,
5 Which made it practically impossible for subsequent presidents to run for more than two terms,
6 kWith one exception,
7 Which we'll discuss later.
8 Then he was succeeded by his vice president,
9 Who was lJohn Adams.
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CHAPTER 151 John Adams tried to set some precedents of his own,
2 Such as suppressing mfreedom of speech,
3 nWhich is inconvenient to presidents,
4 oBut presidents aren't allowed to suppress freedom of speech in the U.S.,
5 pSince the Yanks don't trust anybody that much,
6 Except themselves,
7 And the politicians who agree with them,
8 Which always excludes presidents,
9 qBecause nobody always agrees with someone who has to make decisions on a more than occasional basis.
10 And so John Adams was voted out of office after his first term and was replaced by rThomas Jefferson,
11 Who cared a lot more about the rights of the slittle people,
12 Since, as a Virginia gentleman, he owned a lot of little people and even slept with them when he felt like it.
13 This led to the concept of tJeffersonian democracy,
14 uMeaning rule by eloquent platitudes,
15 Which became an important American tradition.
CHAPTER 161 vBut saying what people wanted to hear wasn't Jefferson's only accomplishment as president.
2 wFor example, he had the White House built,
3 xAnd Washington, D.C. too,
4 Since the Yanks didn't have a capital city like yLondon or zParis,
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