Question

What was the purpose of Washington's Neutrality Proclamation? A. He wanted to spell out his policy for importing taxes on imports and exports. B. he felt strongly that we should support France. C. he wanted to remain neutral when defining his policy toward trade with Spain. D. He wanted to make it clear that the U.S. supported neither France nor Britain in their war.

Answer 1

The purpose of Washington's Neutrality Proclamation was D. He wanted to make it clear that the U.S. supported neither France nor Britain in their war. The proclamation, issued in 1793, aimed to assert the United States' intention to remain neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain, thereby avoiding entanglement in European wars and allowing the young nation to focus on its own development.