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Based on evidence from your text, why did Washington reject the advice of both Jefferson and Hamilton and adopt a policy of neutrality?
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The nation could not afford another war so soon after the Revolution.
The nation could not afford another war so soon after the Revolution.

Washington was timid about taking military action.
Washington was timid about taking military action.

Washington feared that war would divide the nation.
Washington feared that war would divide the nation.

Washington was upset over the murder of the French king.

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Washington feared that war would divide the nation.