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* war debt | * war debt | ||
* managing divisive politics (Hamilton v. Jefferson) | * managing divisive politics (Hamilton v. Jefferson) | ||
* US international neutrality | |||
|'''Main goal: set precedents for presidency''' | |'''Main goal: set precedents for presidency''' | ||
* establish executive authority | * establish executive authority | ||
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* National Debt = huge issue | * National Debt = huge issue | ||
* deal to pay state debts cut in exchange for placement of DC in Maryland | * deal to pay state debts cut in exchange for placement of DC in between Maryland and Virginia (on land ceded to the government by those states) | ||
* War between France and Britain, starting 1792 | * War between France and Britain, starting 1792 | ||
** divided American sentiments | ** divided American sentiments | ||
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* Two-term precedent | * Two-term precedent | ||
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* Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 | |||
** with war between England and France, the U.S. was pressured by each side not to trade with or support the other | |||
** Washington issued is Neutrality Proclamation in order to uphold the U.S. position of not favoring either side and to maintain trade with both | |||
** the position was unteneble, becuase Britan and France both objected to US trade / support for the other, and actively blocked, attacked, or seized U.S. vessels | |||
* "Citizen Genet" (1793) affair | * "Citizen Genet" (1793) affair | ||
** French diplomat who tried to raise money & arms for French war w/ Britain | ** French diplomat who tried to raise money & arms for French war w/ Britain |