European countries like Britain, Netherlands and Portugal controlled important ports in the Indian and Pacific oceans during the 16th and 17th century.
Explanation:
During the the 16th and 17th centuries, the countries that controlled the following ports in the Indian and Pacific Oceans are as follows:
Hormuz - Portugal.
Bombay - Portugal
Goa - Portugal
Malacca - Portugal
Singapore - The Netherlands (Dutch East India Company)
Borneo - North was controlled by Great Britain(British East India Company) while South was controlled by The Netherlands (Dutch East India Company)
Hong-Kong - Great Britain(British East India Company)
Taiwan(Formosa) - The Netherlands (Dutch East India Company)
President Washington discouraged long-term international alliances because he knew these agreements could be broken at any time. He was also wary of there being a lack of obedience of laws of countries due to these form of agreements.
He however proposed that the agreement should be temporary and not permanent because of any form of emergency.
