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Explanation: American Foreign Policy Under the Early Presidents
Imagine for a moment being the leader of a brand new country. There are many things you're unsure of, well, because everything is new... new not only to you, but to everyone. You understand the need for support and friendship with other nations, but at the same time you have to walk a fine line because you desire, above all, to keep your young nation from war. You seek neutrality, but war comes, and you have to make difficult decisions in the best interests of your people.
This is heavy stuff. These are the circumstances America's early presidents found themselves in. After the formation of the American Republic, presidents like George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson desperately tried to maintain American neutrality, even as France and Great Britain both sought to enlist the U.S. as an ally. Foreign policy in early America was complicated, and despite the best efforts of early presidents war eventually did break out. Let's learn more and take a deeper look at foreign affairs during this time
George Washington and the Farewell Address
George Washington was unanimously elected the first President of the United States in 1789. That same year the French Revolution broke out, lasting until 1799, when Napoleon Bonaparte took charge. The French Revolution complicated American-French relations. See, France had been an American ally during the Revolutionary War, but many Americans were divided over whether to support Revolutionary France.
There were two main political factions (or political parties) in the U.S. during this time: Federalists and Anti-Federalists.
Federalists tended to support a strong, centralized government, and leaned toward a pro-British foreign policy approach;
Anti-federalists favored a weak federal government, strong local governments, and tended to be more pro-French in their foreign policy.
