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Washingtonism is based on the political ideology of the first President of the [[File:Cball-US.png]] Untied States, George Washington. Despite being elected unanimously, Washington was not a very deep political thinker. He considered himself to be a farmer and a soldier rather than a politician. As such, he took a moderate approach to his position as President and surrounded himself with the brightest minds in America including [[File:Jeffersondem2.png]] [[Jeffersonian Democracy|Thomas Jefferson]] and [[File:Hamiltonianism.png]] [[Hamiltonianism|Alexander Hamilton]]. While Washington valued the input from both men, he more often sided with Alexander Hamilton, particularly on economic and foreign policy issues. Above all, Washington's main goal as president was to unite the thirteen colonies under the new federal government and prevent fractioning over geographic or political lines.