George Washington's Foreign Policy Dbq

A foreign policy is the actions the U.S. takes in regards to other nations. George Washington was our first president of the U.S. who established the Proclamation of Neutrality and followed a policy of neutrality. Thomas Jefferson was the third president of U.S. his foreign policy was the Louisiana Purchase. James Monroe was the fourth president of the U.S. his foreign policy was the Monroe Doctrine. An important role of presidents is developing a foreign policy.

President George Washington developed a foreign policy of neutrality which set a precedent for future presidents. When George Washington was president he established the policy of neutrality because the nation was weak militarily and economically. In Washington’s farewell address …show more content…
During James Monroe’s presidency his foreign policy was the Monroe Doctrine. The United States was the first nation to recognize the newly independent nations of Latin America. Also, the United States warned europeans to stay out of the Western Hemisphere and the U.S. wouldn’t interfere in european affairs. The nation and those powers to declare that we should consider any attempt on their part to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere is dangerous to our peace and safety (Doc 3). The Monroe Doctrine was established because we didn’t want any furthermore relations with european nations and or additional european colonization would be tolerated. Also, European nations should stay away from any affairs of the Western Hemisphere. The atlantic ocean enabled the U.S. to maintain distance from the european affairs. Then eventually president Theodore Roosevelt threatened to use our military to protect Latin America from the Europeans. James Monroe’s foreign policy made many changes that helped america become stronger and able to have the ability to protect other nations such as Latin …show more content…
George Washington’s foreign policy of neutrality helped the nation build up its economy and military so the United States would be a strong nation. Thomas Jefferson’s foreign policy of the Louisiana Purchase helped the United States gain more territory and have a better relationship with France. James Monroe’s foreign policy of the Monroe doctrine helped the nation become more independent and gain the ability to protect other nations who need aid. All three of these foreign policies helped the United States grow and flourish to a stronger, independent