"The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible... 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world." — George Washington, Farewell Address, September 1796
Which earlier action most directly anticipated the policy expressed here?
- A
Hamilton's Report on Manufactures in 1791
- B
The convening of the Constitutional Convention in 1787
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Washington's 1793 Proclamation of Neutrality in the war between Britain and France
- D
The signing of the Treaty of Alliance with France in 1778
Explanation
The 1793 Neutrality Proclamation kept the United States out of the European war between revolutionary France and Britain and embodied the Farewell's principle. The 1778 alliance is the entanglement Washington wished to avoid, and the other items address different policy areas.