U.S. history DBQ

A trend in our American history states that as America became more economically developed, America became more involved in foreign affairs as well. In the late eighteenth century America had her first real foreign policy issues. As problems arose with France and Britain, America found herself in the middle. Through the years as time has passed the leaders of America have past and changed also. Each leader attempted different ways of going about creating a balance or solving the issues with foreign affairs involvement. As time went on and America got more and more involved, she proved she could become a world problem and showed she was a country that could not be messed with. In 1793, when George Washington was still in power he issued the Proclamation of Neutrality. This proclamation advised “ and warn the citizens of the United States carefully to avoid all acts and proceedings whatsoever”. (doc A) Going against this proclamation the United States began to get involved in problems in other areas around the world. As the relationship between the United States and Great Britain began to worsen, Washington ordered John Jay to go to Britain. John Jay’s job was to resolve some issues brewing between the United States and Britain, such as Britain remaining in western forts. Also, Britain did not honor the statements of the peace treaty issued in 1783, such as Britain interfering with American neutral shipping and impressment of American seamen. John Jay came home with a treaty in which England agreed to vacate the western forts on the first of June, 1796(doc D). Many in America were very displeased with John Jay’s treaty, saying that it did not accomplish hardly anything. Britain also demanded access to the fur trade in the Americas around the Great Lakes, and did not promise their would be no further impressment of American seaman. Tension with Britain remained while having issues with Great Britain. The United States was having many unsolved problems with