<span>France-- The French Revolution was occurring during Washington's presidency.
Washington sided with the Federalists who tended to support Britain and a stable form of government. The French Revolution was proving to be extreme and violent which Washington feared would impact the newly formed US. He warned for the US to stay out of European affairs and be careful who they created alliances with in the future. </span>
Here is the information for the policy of Perestroika (meaning "restructuring" )
- Limited the communist government's interference in the country.
Here is the information for the policy of Glasnost (meaning "openness")
- Encouraged government transparency.
- Allowed multiple candidates to stand for elections in the country.
- Allowed criticism of Soviet officials .
- Lessened censorship.
Both of these policies helped lead to the falling of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.
On January 29, 1850, the 70-year-old Clay presented a compromise. For eight months members of Congress, led by Clay, Daniel Webster, Senator from Massachusetts, and John C. Calhoun, senator from South Carolina, debated the compromise. With the help of Stephen Douglas, a young Democrat from Illinois, a series of bills that would make up the compromise were ushered through Congress.
<span>According to the compromise, Texas would relinquish the land in dispute but, in compensation, be given 10 million dollars -- money it would use to pay off its debt to Mexico. Also, the territories of New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah would be organized without mention of slavery. (The decision would be made by the territories' inhabitants later, when they applied for statehood.) Regarding Washington, the slave trade would be abolished in the District of Columbia, although slavery would still be permitted. Finally, California would be admitted as a free state. To pacify slave-state politicians, who would have objected to the imbalance created by adding another free state, the Fugitive Slave Act was passed.</span>
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