After watching “John Adams”, it has become much easier to identify the similarities and differences between George Washington and John Adams and their opinions on foreign affairs. It is now evident that Washington strove to remain neutral amidst the chaos and fighting between Britain and France. He felt that the United States was too young and fragile to become involved in foreign wars. Therefore, when Washington was asked to choose a side to support, he simply decided to stay neutral to prevent any unnecessary conflicts. However, he did sign a treaty, named Jay’s Treaty, with the British to make us their number one trading partners, but Washington didn’t feel this was choosing Britain over France. Contrastingly, John Adams ended up having
