Question

answer questions 18 & 19 using the excerpt below and your knowledge of social studies
\our detached and distant situation invites and enables us to pursue a different course....
\why forgo the advantages of so peculiar a situation? why quit our own to stand upon foreign
ground? why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of europe, entangle our peace
and prosperity in the toils of european ambition, rival ship, interest, humor, or caprice?
\it is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign
world.\
president george washington, farewell address, 1796

1. president george washington’s farewell address set a course for the nation by

a. endorsing the economic policies of the federalists
b. discouraging permanent alliances with foreign nations
c. endorsing the two - party system
d. calling for strict term limits for federal officeholders

1. during his administration, washington pursued the foreign policy suggested by the

excerpt in part because he believed that the
a. new nation needed time to gain economic and military strength
b. constitution prohibited the united states from making treaties
c. united states should not acquire new territory by force
d. united states should establish alliances with both france and britain

Explanation:

Question 18

The excerpt from Washington's Farewell Address states "It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world." Option a is incorrect as the address doesn't focus on Federalist economic policies. Option c is incorrect as the address doesn't discuss the two - party system. Option d is incorrect as the address doesn't call for term limits. Option b matches the idea of not having permanent foreign alliances.

Washington wanted to avoid permanent foreign alliances. The new United States, being a young nation, needed time to build up its economic and military strength without getting involved in foreign conflicts through alliances. Option b is incorrect as the Constitution allows for treaties. Option c is incorrect as the excerpt is about foreign alliances, not territorial acquisition by force. Option d is incorrect as the excerpt is about avoiding alliances, not establishing them with France and Britain.

Answer:

b. Discouraging permanent alliances with foreign nations

Question 19