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The first necessity for US foreign policy decision-making came early in the nation’s history. The 1790s saw a vigorous discussion of the young nation involving the question over to which the US should ally- the hegemony of Great Britain or to revolutionary France. Because both sides defended their respective stance with great rationale, the split in thinking began a slew of fresh debates about the US’ role in worldly affairs. ... The following will illustrate that the allegiance of John Jay and Alexander Hamilton to Britain was a crucial American political choice that kept a hegemonic power from swallowing a young and fragile nation and led America down the path towards world power. ... First of all, it incurred great debt during the Revolution War of 1776 because of French assistance by way of loans. ... It seemed as though France would remain close to the US while the British would move further towards rival state status; however, the opposite proved to be true by the 1790s. ... And what was especially difficult was that France was taking on Britain, the world power that the US was still trying to move the British out of its backyard. The question over the validity of the 1778 alliance with France caused the first major split in US foreign political thought. ... Although President Washington declared neutrality in 1793 regarding the French-British skirmish so that the US could focus on rebounding as a nation without the threat of a European power, that policy was subject to revision. ... First of all, Jefferson was very progressive in his ideas for democracy and this new French republic was modeling itself after the Americans’, so Jefferson was biased towards the new French republic. ...
Because Britain was the naval power of the day and it felt that America was leaning towards the French, it easily seized American ships during the French-British war. ... Although controversial, it was needed to get the US out of depression by increasing US tariff revenue from imports and getting the US closer to the world stage.
Approximate Word count = 1652
Approximate Pages = 6.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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