What promise did George H. W. Bush make when running for
president?

not to tax the American people

That there will be no new taxes he said "read my lips no new taxes"

president jefferson protested this interference in american trade. he sent james monroe to london to negotiate a treaty. jefferson wanted britain to stop taking sailors from american ships, and to stop interfering in the trade of neutral nations. monroe tried many times to discuss such an agreement. but the british foreign minister was always too busy to see him.

explanation:

europe would not recognize the confederacy as an independent nation.