There were several foreign policies crises that we faced between 1790-1811. One crisis dealt with Spain and Great Britain. Both countries were interfering with our trade in the 1790s. Both countries were encouraging Native Americans to attack us. There were some people who wanted us to go to war against these countries. However, President Washington felt going to war would be a mistake and instead negotiated treaties with these countries to try to resolve the issues that existed.
Another crisis also dealt with our trade during the presidency of John Adams. France believed we were becoming more friendly and more supportive with Great Britain in their conflict with France. France began to seize our ships. When we sent representatives to France to discuss this issue, they refused to meet with us. When they eventually said they would meet with us, they wanted us to pay them a bribe to talk with them. Americans were outraged and were willing to prepare for war if necessary. President Adams resolved this crisis through negotiations, which didn’t sit well with some Americans.
A third crisis occurred in the 1800s. Both France and Great Britain were again interfering with our trade because they were at war with each other. We decided to stop all trading with countries to protect our ships. This failed miserably because we needed to trade. When we decided to resume trading with other countries except France and Great Britain that also failed because we did so much trade with Great Britain and France. Ultimately, these trade issues led to the War of 1812 against Great Britain.
We also had issues with the Native Americans. The Native Americans were attacking us in the Ohio Valley. We attacked them in the Battle of Fallen Timbers. The Native Americans lost and were required to give up land and move west as a result of the Treaty of Greenville.
We faced several crises in foreign policy between 1790-1811. Most of them dealt with our right to trade.
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