Question

“'Tis [It is] our true policy to steer clear of

permanent alliances with any portion of
the foreign world." – Washington's
Farewell Address, 1796
This statement helped establish the
U.S. foreign policy called
-neutrality
-containment
-internationalism
-imperialism

Answer 1

In the area of foreign affairs, Washington called for America "to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world." Although the ideas expressed were Washington's, Alexander Hamilton wrote a large part of the address. James Madison drafted an earlier version of the address in 1792.