In 1789, George Washington was ____ elected the ____ president of the United States. Washington set up a few ____ that future presidents would follow as examples. This included creating the first ____, group of advisors to the president. Another precedent was only serving ____ terms, this allowed others to run for the presidency. When Washington became president, his number one problem was ____. He reached out to his Secretary of ____, Alexander Hamilton for help. Hamilton created a financial ____ that would help the national debt. There were ____ parts to Hamilton's ____ Plan. It included paying or assuming all national debts to gain ____. Create a national ____ to place all of the revenue. Place a ____ on whiskey because it was a popular good. Create protective tariffs on all ____ goods. George Washington faced domestic and foreign ____. ____ issues are those involving your own country, within your borders. ____ issues are those involving other countries, outside your borders. Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson argued over the creation of the national ____. These ____ will lead them to create their own ____ parties. Washington did not like political parties because he believed it would ____ the nation. Foreign countries such as ____ would face revolutions and asked the United States for aid (help). Washington believed it would be best not to get involved in ____ affairs. He made this official in his Proclamation of ____, which stated the United States should ____ neutral.. After serving ____ terms as president, Washington stepped down and retired to his home in Mount Vernon. He issued his Farewell ____ and listed several ____ for the new republic. It included: Avoid ____, the north and south needed to get along. Not to form political ____, for it would divide the nation. Always remain ____ in foreign affairs.

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