During the New Nation period, the policies that Washington established in his presidency helped the country as a union. The internal affairs and policies that …show more content…
This led to increased potential to reignite a war with Britain, Washington order the Secretary of war to take action. This is the Northwest war, and General Anthony Wayne defeated the confederacy at Battle of Fallen Timbers and forced the confederacy leaders to surrender their claims to the Northwest Territory. The foreign treaties that Washington negotiated during his presidency caused the country to gain strength and stability. George Washington negotiated to critical foreign treaties of the United states. The first was the Jay Treaty with Great Britain. The treaty was suppose to address a list of grievances that the United States had against its former Mother country. This included the presence of British troops on American soil, kidnapping of American sailors, and unfair trade policies. When Chief justice John Jay return to Us with the treaty, the news was shocking in the fact Britain conceded very little and Us appeared very weak in the world stage. Also, Britain and france was in a war and trying to persuade the United States to ally either of the countries, because of this Washington