Foreign Policies Foreign Policies under under George George

WashingtonWashington

Neutrality Proclamation of Neutrality Proclamation of 17931793

Britain enters conflict Britain enters conflict against Franceagainst France

Washington was being Washington was being pulledpulled– Federalists Federalists Britain Britain– Democratic Republicans Democratic Republicans

France France

Neutrality Neutrality Proclamation of 1793Proclamation of 1793– Official Neutrality Official Neutrality – Warning to Americans to Warning to Americans to

stay neutralstay neutral– Established Policy of Established Policy of

IsolationistsIsolationists

Edmond GenetEdmond Genet Young French Rep. came Young French Rep. came

to the USto the US

Felt Neutrality did not Felt Neutrality did not truly reflect American truly reflect American opinionopinion

Outfitted privateers to Outfitted privateers to free Spanish held FL, free Spanish held FL, Louisiana, British CanadaLouisiana, British Canada

Washington asked him to Washington asked him to leaveleave

British AggressionBritish Aggression

British posts in West British posts in West encouraged Native encouraged Native attacks, wouldn’t attacks, wouldn’t leave forts, leave forts, monopolized fur tradesmonopolized fur trades– Battle of Fallen TimbersBattle of Fallen Timbers

British efforts to starve British efforts to starve out French West Indies out French West Indies seized American Shipsseized American Ships

Jay’s Treaty of 1794Jay’s Treaty of 1794

Chief of Justice John Jay sent Chief of Justice John Jay sent to Britain to negotiateto Britain to negotiate

Treaty ProvisionsTreaty Provisions– GB promised to evacuate postsGB promised to evacuate posts– GB consented to pay damages, GB consented to pay damages,

but did not pledge future but did not pledge future stopping of seizures or stopping of seizures or impressmentsimpressments

– Debts from Revolutionary War Debts from Revolutionary War must be repaid to GBmust be repaid to GB

– GB can continue fur tradeGB can continue fur trade

Pinckney’s Treaty of Pinckney’s Treaty of 17951795

Spain worried of an Spain worried of an Anglo-American Anglo-American alliance moved for a alliance moved for a treatytreaty

Free Navigation of Free Navigation of MississippiMississippi

Gave US territory over Gave US territory over Florida that had been Florida that had been disputed since Rev. disputed since Rev. WarWar