Answer: George Washington strongly believed that foreign involvement wasn't in the United States' best interest -- it would only lead to economic hardship and instability. The U.S. military was too weak and war-weary to fight another battle so soon after the American Revolution.
Explanation:
According to google, Mercantilism was a popular economic philosophy in the 17th and 18th centuries. In this system, the British colonies were moneymakers for the mother country. The British put restrictions on how their colonies spent their money so that they could control their economies.
Taxation by the British crown, blockades of the trade routes
It started 1765 and ended in 1783
Boston Tea Party 1773
The Americans failed to invade Canada in during the winter of 1775
British captured New York City in 1776
Battle of Saratoga 1777
What caused the American colonies to win was the capture of a British army at Yorktown
Treaty of Paris was signed 1783 ending the war
To save as many lives as possible
