Washington administration

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United States presidential administration presidential administration

The Washington administration was the first presidential administration of the United States, led by George Washington from 1789 to 1797, during which many foundational institutions and policies of the new federal government were established.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States presidential administration → presidential administration →
appointed	Alexander Hamilton → Edmund Randolph → Henry Knox → John Jay → Thomas Jefferson →
capital	New York City → Philadelphia →
country	United States →
endTime	1797 →
established	Cabinet of the United States → Office of the Attorney General of the United States → United States Department of State → United States Department of War → United States Department of the Treasury → United States federal judiciary →
faced	Whiskey Rebellion →
followedBy	Adams administration →
follows	Confederation Congress period →
foreignPolicyDoctrine	American neutrality in European wars →
headOfGovernment	George Washington →
implemented	Judiciary Act of 1789 →
includedEvent	Washington's Farewell Address →
legislativeBody	1st United States Congress → 2nd United States Congress → 3rd United States Congress → 4th United States Congress →
oversaw	assumption of state debts by the federal government → creation of the First Bank of the United States → establishment of a federal tax system →
policyTheme	avoidance of permanent foreign alliances → development of national credit → establishment of executive authority →
positionFilled	Attorney General of the United States → Chief Justice of the United States → Secretary of State → Secretary of War → Secretary of the Treasury →
precededBy	Articles of Confederation era →
promoted	strong central government →
sawEmergenceOf	Democratic-Republican Party → Federalist Party →
signed	Bank Act of 1791 → Coinage Act of 1792 → Jay Treaty → Judiciary Act of 1789 → Militia Acts of 1792 → Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 → Pinckney's Treaty → Residence Act → Tariff Act of 1789 →
startTime	1789 →
suppressed	Whiskey Rebellion →
timePeriod	Early national period of the United States →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Life of George Washington ("presidency of George Washington") →	about
Early Republic of the United States ("Presidency of George Washington") →	follows
Early Republic of the United States ("Presidency of George Washington") →	hasPart
Alexander Hamilton's Second Report on the Public Credit →	historicalContext
Report on Public Credit →	politicalContext