Foreign+Policy+1

You will now examine a map of North America in 1796 to understand which countries’ claims threatened the United States at that time, and the nation’s geographical advantages and disadvantages.

1. What does this map show? 2. Which countries claimed the most territory in North America in 1796? 3. Which countries claimed the least territory? 4. How did U.S. claims compare with those of other countries? 5. Which peoples’ claims are not shown on this map? 6. Who were the United States’ potential enemies in 1796? 7. What geographic advantages did the United States have? What geographic disadvantages did it have? 8. If you were president in 1796, what three steps would you take to protect the United States from its more powerful neighbors? • • •