Question

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.

Answer 1

The central idea to be deduced from this excerpt is that George Washington did not accept the recommendations of Thomas Jefferson or those of Alexander Hamilton.

Neutrality is the act of sitting on the fence. Someone who is neutral about a certain course does not give his support to either opposing side.

He has his own opinions which do not align with either side. This was the state of Washington in this text. He did not side with either the French or the British government in the war between France and Engla