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“George Washington was America’s first and greatest president. America was started in 1776 with the Declaration of Independence. He was born in 1732. He stopped the whiskey rebellion from becoming a war in Pennsylvania. He kept us out of war in France. His experience as an army officer helped him a avoid two wars during his presidency. Washington’s greatest example was retiring after only two terms.”
Question: add a transition word that will improve the flow of the paragraph and better indicate it’s conclusion?