Read the excerpt from "George Washington." Which provides the best objective summary of this
excerpt?
He did not infringe upon the policy making powers that
he felt the Constitution gave Congress. But the
determination of foreign policy became preponderantly
a Presidential concern. When the French Revolution
led to a major war between France and England,
Washington refused to accept entirely the
recommendations of either his Secretary of State
Thomas Jefferson, who was pro-French, or his
Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, who was
pro-British. Rather, he insisted upon a neutral course
until the United States could grow stronger.
O President Washington made a good choice when he
decided not to accept the recommendations of his
advisors and instead insisted that the United States
stay neutral during the war between France and
England
o As president, Washington believed that the United
States should remain neutral in foreign policy even
though he had advisors who recommended that he
take sides during the war between France and
England.
O Washington did not make policy decisions during his
presidency because he did not want to interfere with
the policy-making powers that the Constitution gave
Congress.
O Washington refused to accept entirely the
recommendations of either his secretary of state
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