“By interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, [we] entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice. . . . It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.”

Question

-Source: George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796

Which of the following developments in the early 1800s best represented the continuation of the ideas expressed in the passage?

(2 points)
Responses

Supporting the French in the French Revolutionary Wars
Supporting the French in the French Revolutionary Wars

A constitutional amendment banning political parties
A constitutional amendment banning political parties

The rise of a foreign policy of non-involvement
The rise of a foreign policy of non-involvement

The creation of the Alien and Sedition Acts

Answer 1

The development in the early 1800s that best represented the continuation of the ideas expressed in the passage from George Washington's Farewell Address is:

The rise of a foreign policy of non-involvement.

This aligns with Washington's warning against forming permanent alliances and entangling the nation in European conflicts and ambitions.