Why did Washington reject the advice of both Jefferson an Hamilton and adopt a policy of neutrality?
The nation couldn't afford another war so soon after the revolution?
Washington was timid about taking military action?
Washington feared that war woul divide the nation.
Washington was upset over the murder of the french king
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The main reason why Washington rejected the advice of both Jefferson and Hamilton and adopted a policy of neutrality was because he feared that war would divide the nation.