Questions On George Washington's Farewell Address
After reading George Washington's Farewell Address, please answer the following questions. Additionally, don't forget to reply to two of your peers.
1.) George Washington is leaving office after serving two terms as the first president of the United States of America. What do you think is the purpose of this address? Why?
2.) After reading the address, how do you think President Washington would feel about our current alliances with other countries? How do you think he would feel about the Paris Agreement? Why or why not?
In his address, Washington discussed about the foreign relations and the dangers of permanent alliances between the United States and the foreign nations, While Washington advocated for a policy of good faith and justice towards all nations, he urged Americans to avoid long-term friendly relations or rivalries with other countries, stating that attachments with other countries …show more content…
Potentially coming under attack from foreign and domestic antagonistic entities, Washington advocated for the American people who be suspicious of those who sought to abandon the Union, secede from the nation, or weaken the links that tie the country together. Washington urged Americans to identify themselves as Americans first and foremost, rather than simply members of a region, and differences between people in terms of religion and political principles should not divide society. While there is definitely a sense of regionalism in the United States today with which people tend to identify themselves with, most people across the United States are more commonly united under the identity of being Americans first and foremost. Being a part of a region, state, or city does not preclude being patriot citizens of the country. In other words, regional divisions rarely ever overtake the larger national identity of being
1.) George Washington is leaving office after serving two terms as the first president of the United States of America. What do you think is the purpose of this address? Why?
2.) After reading the address, how do you think President Washington would feel about our current alliances with other countries? How do you think he would feel about the Paris Agreement? Why or why not?
In his address, Washington discussed about the foreign relations and the dangers of permanent alliances between the United States and the foreign nations, While Washington advocated for a policy of good faith and justice towards all nations, he urged Americans to avoid long-term friendly relations or rivalries with other countries, stating that attachments with other countries …show more content…
Potentially coming under attack from foreign and domestic antagonistic entities, Washington advocated for the American people who be suspicious of those who sought to abandon the Union, secede from the nation, or weaken the links that tie the country together. Washington urged Americans to identify themselves as Americans first and foremost, rather than simply members of a region, and differences between people in terms of religion and political principles should not divide society. While there is definitely a sense of regionalism in the United States today with which people tend to identify themselves with, most people across the United States are more commonly united under the identity of being Americans first and foremost. Being a part of a region, state, or city does not preclude being patriot citizens of the country. In other words, regional divisions rarely ever overtake the larger national identity of being