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He believed it was essential for the Union that states maintain strong, autonomous state governments.
If the states were enfeebled, then discord would grow between them even more and people would not be fond of the federation as they would feel it was foisting unjust laws on them.
I hope this helps, and my apologies if it somehow is incorrect.
Answer:
They pursued a policy of isolationism.
Explanation:
They no longer traded with anyone, and sought to become self sufficient. This led to the Opium Wars, and after the war Britain made China open its ports to western ships AND they got Hong Kong.
Spain hoped to spread Catholicism to the American colonies.