Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points were a set of statements to serve as principles for negotiating peace during World War I.
They stem from a speech on the war aims and peace terms to the US Congress in 1918.
He emphasized the Freedom of the seas, as a key component of peacebuilding: the right of merchant ships to cross oceans freely in international waters without the worry of getting fired.
Wilson also saw this as a way to end trade barriers and foster commerce.
Since then, the principle has been adapted into American foreign policy, as a right of all people to travel without restrictions both in times of war and peace.
During the 1800 election, the Democratic-Republicans accused Federalists of destroying republican values and also accused Federalists of favoring Britain in order to promote aristocratic
