During the war ... Washington thought his way to federalism, long before a Federalist Party existed. He believed in a strong central government, supreme over the states; a strong financial system on the British model, with taxes to fund its debt; a flourishing commerce to create prosperity (and to train seamen for a powerful navy, which would in turn protect shipping); and a strong military. And most officers came out of the experience of the Revolution with the same views.
John André (1750—80)
by John André (1750—80)
Pencil and watercolor on paper. Cliveden, the Chew House, Germantown, PA.
by John André (1750—80)
Pen and brown ink on paper; 10.2 x 13.0 cm (4 x 5 1/8 in). Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT.
The Founders at Home: The Building of America, 1735 - 1817 (2014)