Based on historical events during the Washington administration, was there valid cause for Washington to be concerned about his successors would deal with party factionalism

George Washington became the country's first President when there were no political parties. By the end of his first term, two opposing political parties had developed that gave voice to the vast difference between the economies of the North and South. These conflicts were a valid cause for Washington's concern that his successors would deal with factionalism between and within their political parties.