Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State
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Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State refers to his role as the first U.S. Secretary of State, during which he shaped early American foreign policy and often clashed with Alexander Hamilton over the direction of the new federal government.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical role
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political officeholding period ⓘ |
| appointedBy | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cabinetRelationship |
frequent clashes with Alexander Hamilton over fiscal and foreign policy
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increasing estrangement from George Washington over Hamilton’s influence ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| domesticImpact |
contributed to the formation of the Democratic-Republican Party
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helped crystallize the first party system in the United States ⓘ intensified ideological conflict with Federalists ⓘ |
| endDate | 1793-12-31 ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyGoal |
avoid entangling alliances
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maintain American neutrality between Britain and France ⓘ secure favorable commercial access for American agriculture ⓘ |
| heldBy | Thomas Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped define the role of the U.S. Department of State in the early republic ⓘ |
| ideologicalPosition |
advocate of limited central government
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critic of commercial and financial elites ⓘ |
| influencedDevelopmentOf |
American diplomatic traditions
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principles of republican foreign policy ⓘ |
| keyIssue |
U.S. neutrality in European wars
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commercial treaties with European powers ⓘ relationship between federal and state power ⓘ shape of early American foreign policy ⓘ |
| locationOfOffice | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRivalInCabinet | Alexander Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorEventContext |
French Revolution
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Nootka Sound crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ debates over the Jay Treaty (pre-negotiation period) ⓘ |
| opposedPolicy |
Alexander Hamilton’s program for a national bank
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assumption of state debts by the federal government ⓘ broad construction of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 1 ⓘ |
| policyOrientation |
agrarian republicanism
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pro-French foreign policy sympathies ⓘ skepticism of standing armies and large public debt ⓘ strict construction of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | Democratic-Republican NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | United States Secretary of State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Office established ⓘ |
| presidentialAdministration | George Washington administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForResignation |
disillusionment with direction of federal policy
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frustration with Hamilton’s dominance in the Washington administration ⓘ |
| responsibility |
advising the president on foreign affairs
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issuing passports and overseeing consular affairs ⓘ management of U.S. diplomatic correspondence ⓘ oversight of American ministers abroad ⓘ |
| rivalOfficeholder | Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1790-03-22 ⓘ |
| successor | Edmund Randolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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