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I was rewatching "Hamilton" recently, and in the King's finals song, he seems to be incredulous that George Washington stepped away from the presidency, and that John Adams was taking over. What was the international reaction to George Washington giving up power?

by /u/Rolf_Son_of_Rolf in /r/AskHistorians

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