There are no links or quotes from say, Washington's inaugural address or maybe a state of the union saying this was official admin policy. Pure fantasy. What really happened was his vice president was sent to Holland to open Ameica's first embassy to negotiate open trade and on top of that back then we were also opening up trade deals w/ China and Russia.
Let's give this goofy protectionist founding myth a rest.
Silly myth made out of concrete.......
"Whereas it is necessary for that support of government, for the discharge of the debts of the United States, and the encouragement and protection of manufactures, that duties be laid on goods, wares and merchandise:"[1]