- He attempted to win allegiance and trust of federal opponents by maintaining national band and debt-repayment plan of Alexander Hamilton. - Foreign policy: carried on neutrality policies of George Washington and John Adams- Kept loyalty of Democratic-Republicans by adhering to his party's guiding principle of limited central government- Reduced the size of the military, eliminated a number of federal jobs, repealed the excise taxes (such as tax on whiskey) - only appointed Democratic-Republicans to his cabinet to avoid internal division

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