What do you think washington meant by "the first years in our new life"?

Most certainly he was reffering to "our new life" as an independent country from England. The first years are always crucial for a new society that will begin to experience its own constitution, laws, customs, etc. Whilst it is a challenge, it also is an opportunity to establish clear policies and ideas for the greater good. At the time United States declared its independence from England, Adam Smith had recently released his book "The Wealth of Nations", in which he remarked ideas of freedom and laissez-faire, laissez passer, french words that mean "let do, let pass", fostering the liberty of man towards entrepreneurship.

the discoverers and explorers: 1. natives showed jedediah smith the way. 2. william sublette was the first cross it with a caravan. 3.joel walker and his family were the frist settlers to use it. the jumping off point: 1. founded in 1827 near where the missouri river flows into the mississippi. 2. by the 1840's, it was the most popular "jumping off" point for pioneers to stock their wagons with supplies. 3. missionaries from the church of jesus christ of latter day saints attempted to make independence their zion, or holy capital. the route west: 1. the first emigrants to oregon came by ship before the trail was established. 2. ships continued to to travel to oregon even after the overland migrations began, but they were not popular among the pioneers. 3. the fare for a sea journey to oregon was quite expensive--few pioneer families could afford it. i don't know the other three i'm sorry.