American Imperialism and Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive Era

Early American Foreign Policy and Isolationism- Following the American Revolution, the United States was a weak nation and adopted a policy of staying out of global affairs.- The first instance of isolationism was the proclamation of neutrality in $1793$, issued by George Washington's administration.- This was a refusal to honor the $1778$ treaty alliance with France, which stipulated mutual aid, especially after France executed its king.- America's weakness in $1793$ made another war impossible.- This established a precedent of the U.S. asserting control over the Western Hemisphere (the Americas) as its