Administration of George Washington (President Infinity Alternate Elections)

The Administration of George Washington was the organization and activity of the executive branch of the United States of America under President George Washington. The Administration took power on January 1, 1789, after the inauguration of President Washington. Being the first Administration under the new Constitution, it focused on the development of the new federal government and necessary centralization. The Administration did not have a party, having occurred before their emergence, but it did have a later-known-as Federalist slant.

Military
Washington expanded control and support of state militias but left them mostly under state direction. Washington rejected the introduction of a standing, preferring to let states establish armies that the federal government could call on for use in emergency situations. Secretary of War Israel Putnam was given authority to set standards for state militias; however, he chose not to.

Economics
Proposals for debt assumption, national banks, and taxation were all brought up, but the President and Treasury opposed them soundly. Washington gave Secretary of the Treasury Robert Morris discretion in most fiscal policy. Morris focused on stabilizing individual state economies and unifying currency.

Foreign Policy
The United States remained mostly inactive and neutral through this term. However, tensions with Britain flared up due to their continual refusal to withdraw troops from the West and ending entrapment. Still, Secretary of State John Jay rejected close relationships with France citing French instability.

Slavery
Washington set out to ignore most controversial issues to focus on stabilizing the new government. The Administration refused to address slavery, and after Congress resoundly passed the Fugitiive Slave Act