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Why did American enthusiasm over the French Revolution cool as time passed?
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The revolution became violent and threatened to draw the United States into conflict.
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For what 2 reasons did Britain seize American ships and impress American sailors?
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To stop American trade with Britain's enemies and to regain sailors who had deserted to American ships.
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What precedent did Washington set when the House tried to block the treaty by refusing to allocate funds to carry it out?
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The House of Representatives was not allowed to influence the ratification or honoring of a treaty.
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What 2 issues were settled by the Pinckney Treaty and with what country was that treaty made?
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The United States gained the right of deposit at New Orleans, and the Florida boundary was set at the 31st parallet; Spain.
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Neutrality Proclamation |
Washington issued his Neutrality Proclamation urging Americans to be impartial toward all possible foreign foes and to cease actions that would involve the U.S in foreign wars.
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Edmond Charles Genet
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Edmond Genet came to Charleston, SC to set up a base for French land and sea operations against Spain and England.
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Jay Treaty
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To avoid war, Washington appointed Chief Justice John Jay to head a peace mission to Britain. The U.S agreed to limit trade with France, and to pay British citizens what Americans owed them. The British agreed to abandon their forsts, and pay the U.S for ships seized, and open some ports in the British West Indies to American trade.
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