The options of the question are:
a) poor relationship with the British, who had not yet evacuated American territory in the frontier and who were actively kidnapping sailors from US merchant ships to serve in the British Navy.
b) Attacks upon American ships by the Barbary States in the Mediterranean Sea.
c) A hostile relationship with Spain, who absolutely refused whiskey producers from Pennsylvania to use the Spanish-owned Mississippi River.
d) Attacks upon American ships by the Hawaiian Navy in the Pacific.
e) Disrespect by the French diplomats who actively insulted American Diplomats during trade negotiations.
The correct answer is a) poor relationship with the British, who had not yet evacuated American territory in the frontier and who were actively kidnapping sailors from US merchant ships to serve in the British Navy.
<em>Some of the major problems America had with foreign affairs between 1785-1805 were poor relationship with the British, who had not yet evacuated American territory in the frontier and who were actively kidnapping sailors from US merchant ships to serve in the British Navy</em>.
The federalist really supported trade as a foreign policy for the country. For that, they recommended having a strong naval to protect the American ships. After the American Revolution, the government defined its foreign policy taking into consideration the trade with Europe, despite the conflicts. That produced a dispute on this issue between Alex Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson.
