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Foreign Affairs in the Young Nation
Chapter 12 Study Packet
Foreign Affairs in the Young Nation
12.2 President Washington Creates a Foreign Policy
STEP 1: Read Section 12.2. Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1.
What foreign dangers did the United States face during the Washington administration?
In his farewell address, Washington recommended that the United States take a neutral, or isolationist, stand in foreign affairs.
2.
What are the advantages of Washingtonʼs advice?
3.
What are the disadvantages of Washingtonʼs advice?
4.
What role did geography play in Washingtonʼs thinking?
5.
Do you think that the United States today could live according to Washingtonʼs advice? Why/Why Not? Any specific examples?
STEP 2: Mind NotesAfter discussing the questions above,
record important thoughts, quotations
and/or paraphrased beliefs Washington
had about foreign policy.
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Directions: Read Section 12.3 Dilemma 1: What Should President Adams Do to Protect American Ships? Add quoted or paraphrased
ideas from the text that detail the DILEMMA the President experienced. Then respond to the information by recording IDEAS about what
you think might/should happen as a result of the problem. Finish by reading 12.4 What Happened: Adams Pursues Peace and record details
about the Presidentʼs SOLUTION to the problem.
President Adams
DILEMMA
The Jay Treaty
The XYZ Affair
IDEAS
SOLUTION
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Directions: Read Section 12.5 Dilemma 2: How Should President Jefferson Deal with Pirates? Add quoted or paraphrased ideas from
the text that detail the DILEMMA the President experienced. Then respond to the information by recording IDEAS about what you think
might/should happen as a result of the problem. Finish by reading 12.6: What Happened: Jefferson Solves Half the Problem and record
details about the Presidentʼs SOLUTION to the problem.
President Jefferson
PROBLEM
Impressment
Piracy
IDEAS
SOLUTION
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Directions: Read Section 12.7 Dilemma 3: What Should President Madison Do to Protect Sailors and Settlers? Add quoted or
paraphrased ideas from the text that detail the DILEMMA the President experienced. Then respond to the information by recording IDEAS
about what you think might/should happen as a result of the problem. Finish by reading 12.8 Madison Launches the War of 1812 and record
details about the Presidentʼs SOLUTION to the problem.
President Madison
DILEMMA
Impressment
Native American
IDEAS
SOLUTION
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Directions: Read Section 12.9 Dilemma 4: What Should President Monroe Do to Support the New latin American Nations? Add quoted or
paraphrased ideas from the text that detail the DILEMMA the President experienced. Then respond to the information by recording IDEAS
about what you think might/should happen as a result of the problem. Finish by reading 12.10 What Happened: The U.S. Issues the Monroe
Doctrine and record details about the Presidentʼs SOLUTION to the problem.
President Monroe
DILEMMA
Latin Americaʼs Revolutions
The New Latin American Nations
IDEAS
SOLUTION