2. What countries might have posed a potential threat to the United States in 1796

Great Britain, France, and Spain

Explanation:

Great Britain: because it controlled Canada and refused to abandon forts the Ohio Valley, even though it belonged to the U.S.

France: French Revolution happening in Europe at this time put President Washington in a difficult problem of deciding which side to take.

Spain: to the south and west, Spain controlled Florida and Louisiana.

i belive the continental association was created to boycott all contact with british goods.

i also belive it was in december 1, 1774

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