Which phrases best describe the instructions President Washington gave in his farewell address?

Select the two most accurate answers.


Use your social studies knowledge and the excerpt to answer the question.



Excerpt from Washington’s Farewell Address (1796):


“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. So far as we have already formed engagements, let them be fulfilled with perfect good faith. Here let us stop. Europe has a set of primary interests which to us have none; or a very remote relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent controversies, the causes of which are essentially foreign to our concerns. Hence, therefore, it must be unwise in us to implicate ourselves by artificial ties…It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world; so far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it…”



Which phrases best describe the instructions President Washington gave in his farewell address?

Select the two most accurate answers.


Ally with France in their war against Britain.


Refrain from creating permanent alliances.


Establish dominance by attacking Spanish territories.


Avoid establishing any kind of political parties.


Create an immediate plan for territorial expansion.


Take a greater involvement in European affairs.