What was the first diplomatic crisis of george washington's presidency? a. whether the u. s. should side with france in its revolutionary war with britain or honor the peace treaty it signed with britain b. whether the u. s. should support mexico in its war with spain or respect spain's alliance with france c. whether the u. s. should always remain neutral in foreign affairs or pick and choose its battles d. whether the u. s. should claim canada and start another war with britain or remain content with territory it already has