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What was President Washington's foreign policy?
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isolationism/avoiding conflict with other countries.
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What was the cause of the Whiskey Rebellion?
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special tax on whiskey, because our country needed money. |
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What advice did President Washington give to Americans in his Farewell Address?
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Shouldn't have political party and warned against foreign alliances. |
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What did Federalist and Republican parties believe?
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Federalist - that government didn't have the right to adopt additional powers to fulfill its duties under the Constitution.
Republican - the federal government shouldn't play a big role in people's lives. |
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What were the Alien and sedition acts about?
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to keep Foreigners who could effect the country out. |
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Which event challenged the foreign policy of President Adams in 1796?
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French navy began attacking U.S. ships.
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What did the Jay Treaty accomplish in 1796?
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British troops left Ohio river valley. |
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Who was hurt most by Jefferson's embargo on trade?
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Americans who worked over sea. |
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What was a goal of the Monroe Doctrine?
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Don't let Europe get involved in North and South America. |
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What happened after the war of 1812?
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Napoleon defeated in Europe, Britain was able to send 15,000 troops in Canada. No team won. |
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Discuss an international crisis where the US did not get involved and explain why we ignored the crisis.
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Refugee crisis, because we thought they might be terrorists. |
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Then, discuss if you think we made the right decision or not and explain why.
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Sort of, they might've been innocent people but I see where the US is coming from. They could've maybe done a background check. |
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Adams said that we needed the Alien and Sedition Acts to "protect against foreigners who might threaten out nation." Do you believe this is still true today....why or why not?
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Yes, because of the Refugee crisis going on today. |
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Why did President Washington choose neutrality and isolationism?
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Probably because it wasn't our problem in some situations and wanted to keep our country safe. |
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Do you agree with this policy? Yes or no and why?
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It depends on the situation, if it's a country that's in need of aid then no. If it's 2 countries fighting, then yes. |
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As Adams quoted "we need to protect against foreigners who might invade the nation." Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why or why not?
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Yes, because the foreigners could terrorize the country. But yet all foreigners are not bad. |
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In your opinion, is government corrupt? Please explain why you feel this way
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Yes, because they seem pretty secretive. |
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Tell me of a time the US tried to make peace and it was successful.
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NATO |
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Also, tell me of a time we made peace and it didn't work.
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Germany, when we used our military force to save Jews. |
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In your opinion, what is the best foreign affair policy and why?
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NATO |