ISSUE: FOREIGN POLICY Question: What type of relationship should the U.S. have with other nations?
The French Revolution 1789 - Americans welcomed the French Revolution. 1790s – French Revolution entered a violent stage. This divided Americans.
George Washington's Neutrality Proclamation President Washington chose a position of neutrality. He believed that America should not get entangled in the internal affairs of other nations
By 1800 – Spain’s colonies eager for independence. 1816 – Argentinean independence 1818 – Chilean independence 1821 – Mexican and Peruvian independence 1822 – Ecuador
The Monroe Doctrine Declaration by President James Monroe (1823): the U.S would not tolerate a European nation re-colonizing an independent nation in North or South America. * Any such intervention would be considered a hostile act by the United States.