LAD #5

The Proclamation of Neutrality 1793: Summary

It seemed as if European powers were on the brink of war; Austria, Prussia, Sardinia, Great Britain, and the Netherlands against France. However, because America was such a young nation, Washington did not want to get involved in the potential foreign war. He advised Americans to treat the European countries respectfully but to not do anything that would seem to display signs of bias toward or against one or more of the countries. If any American citizen or state does not follow the neutrality policy, Washington warns that they will no longer be protected by the United States, and that person or state will be prosecuted.