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Troubles Abroad 10-3

Troubles Abroad 10-3. A. The French Revolution. 1 . July 14, 1789 the French stormed the Bastille. 2 . the French overthrew their monarchy and created a republican government. 3. many Americans supported it; some did not.

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Troubles Abroad 10-3

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  1. Troubles Abroad 10-3 A. The French Revolution 1. July 14, 1789 the French stormed the Bastille 2. the French overthrew their monarchy and created a republican government 3. many Americans supported it; some did not 4. 1793 the revolutionaries beheaded King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette B. U.S. Neutrality 1. France and Britain went to war a. divided Congress & split Washington’s cabinet b. April 22, 1796 Neutrality Proclamation c. U.S. would not take sides with countries at war in Europe

  2. C. Citizen Genet a. seeking support for France; found privateers b. Jefferson upset by policy toward France; felt pro British Hamilton influenced Washington c. December 1793 Jefferson resigned D. Jay’s Treaty 1. late 1793 British began seizing ships carrying food to French West Indies 2. Washington & Hamilton sent Chief Justice John Jay to London to workout a peace resolution 3. November 1794 reached an agreement a. British would pay damages for seized ships b. British would abandon forts on northwest frontier c. U.S. would pay pre-Revolutionary debts owed to British

  3. E. Pinckney’s Treaty 1. Spain disputed the border between U.S. & Florida, & in 1784 Spain closed the port of New Orleans 2. U.S. ambassador Thomas Pinckneyasked Spain to reopen New Orleans to U.S. trade &requested right of deposit 3. October 1795 signed Pinckney’s Treaty

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