Question

SS.8.A.3.12, LAFS.68.RH.1.2 (High) Statement A: "Congress shall not make or declare war, or authorize acts of hostility against any foreign nation, without the concurrence of two-thirds of both Houses. . . ." Statement B: "Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. . . . It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances." Statement C: "Give me liberty or give me death!" Statement D: "For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a wellorganized and armed militia is their best security." Which statement describes President Washington's foreign policy? A Statement A B Statement B C Statement C D Statement D

Answer 1

B. Statement B

Step-by-step explanation:

In President George Washington's farewell message to the Americans particularly to the politicians of that period which he delivered in 1796.

Washington advised them to remain neutral to every foreign nation and not form a permanent alliance that may affect them in the long run. In the farewell message, he declared along other things that ": "Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. . . . It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances."

Hence, in this case, the correct answer is option B.