Based on evidence from your text, why did Washington reject the advice of both Jefferson and Hamilton and adopt a policy of neutrality?

Question

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Responses

Washington feared he would lose re-election
Washington feared he would lose re-election

Washington did not want to damage his alliance with Spain
Washington did not want to damage his alliance with Spain

Washington was upset over the murder of the French king.
Washington was upset over the murder of the French king.

The nation could not afford another war so soon after the Revolution.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

The nation could not afford another war so soon after the Revolution.

Washington adopted a policy of neutrality primarily because he recognized the challenges the young nation faced and the need to avoid entangling alliances that could lead to conflict, especially as the nation was still recovering from the costs of the Revolutionary War.