The goal was to tell the rest of the world (mainly the Europeans) that the United States has official borders and that they could no longer colonize in the borders.
It also told the Europeans that the U.S would not interfere with their colonies or Europe itself.
They relied heavily on trade
<span>The government was short on funds due to the war and had to borrow money.</span>
Answer: I believe the answer is A but im not very sure.