THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
GEORGE WASHINGTONS LEADERSHIP AT TRENTON SARATOGA VALLEY FORGE
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Other countries will become jealous of the freedoms we have
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I disagree:Washington is saying that foreign alliances help with the tough decisions that go along with dealing with other countries
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We could get locked into a decision that we wouldn’t have chosen if not for our alliance.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Frustrated by French meddling in U.S. politics, Washington warned the nation to avoid permanent alliances with foreign nations and to rely instead on temporary alliances for emergencies.
Detailed explanation-2: -In this letter to “Friends and Citizens, ” Washington warned that the forces of geographical sectionalism, political factionalism, and interference by foreign powers in the nation’s domestic affairs threatened the stability of the republic.
Detailed explanation-3: -The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign Nations is in extending our commercial relations to have with them as little political connection as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements let them be fulfilled with20 perfect good faith.
Detailed explanation-4: -Outlined by Jefferson in his 1801 inaugural address, the Washington Doctrine of Unstable Alliances asserted that the US should consider its external military alliances to be temporary arrangements of convenience and should freely abandon or reverse them, as indicated by the national interest.