What was the general attitude of the framers about the role of the federal government in foreign trade?

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

Although there are no options attached, we can say the following.

The general attitude of the framers about the role of the federal government in foreign trade was "The federal government should be able to regulate foreign trade."

This resulted from the issues that the Articles of Confederation had generated. Under the Articles, the central government was weak and could not regulate state and foreign trade.

That is why, during the Constitutional Convention held in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1787, delegates met to discuss the new form of government for the United States. Federalists led by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison, supported a central government as the new form to rule the United States.

However, Antifederalists like Thomas Jefferson concluded that the United States needed a free republic as a model for the new government and they did not agree on the idea of having a strong central government as the Federalists proposed. Antifederalists argued that a strong federal government could turn into tyranny, as was the case of the English monarchy.