Trouble AbroadQuiz and Notes

French Revolution•French Revolution (1789)

• Citizens overthrow Monarchy to create arepublican government.

• Some Americans celebrated, others feared the Frenchviolent riots.

U.S. Neutrality France & Great Britain go to War

U.S. declare Neutrality Proclamation◦The U.S. will not take sides with countries at

war in Europe.

As a young nation, was this a good idea?

Citizen GenetEdmund Genet: France Representative

◦Encouraged people to rise up against Washington.

◦Genet asked to leave the U.S. (Jefferson Agreed)

Come fight for

FRANCE!!!

Divided America

Jefferson & Hamilton Conflict◦Jefferson leaves

cabinet.

◦Feels he can’t do his job with Hamilton around.

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I’m LEAVING the ‘DREAM TEAM’ !!!!

Jay’s TreatyConflict between Britain and the United States

◦Seizing U.S. ships in West Indies◦British troops in the Western Frontier

Why is it important for the US to stay neutral with the

British?

Jay’s TreatyChief Justice John Jay was sent to London to

settle problem.British United

States

• Pay Damages for U.S. ships

• Britain abandon forts in the West

• Britain would allow U.S. ships to trade w/ West Indies

• Pay debts to British merchants, from before the Revolution

What does this image suggest how Americans felt about the

Treaty?

•Did not prevent Britain from capturing U.S. Ships

•British supporting American Indians

•Britain DID NOT return slaves, that were set free during the war.

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PAGE 310 French Revolution

1. ALL Americans supported the French Revolution? (True/False)

PAGE 311 U.S. Neutrality

2. The Neutrality Proclamation said the United States would….

A. Stay neutral on the western frontier with Indians.

B. Stay neutral on their position over slavery.

C. Stay neutral with countries at war in Europe.

Page 312 Citizen Genet3. Edmund Genet was asked to leave the U.S.

because…

a. He was an illegal immigrant.

b. He asked the American people to overrule

Washington.

c. He broke more than one Constitutional law.

4. Why did Jefferson leave the cabinet?

a. He got very ill.

b. Hamilton was interfering with Jefferson’s job.

c. Washington and Jefferson did not like each

other.

Page 312-313 Jay’s Treaty

5. Jay’s Treaty was a compromise between the French and the United States regarding trading in the West Indies. (True / False)

6. Americans felt that Jay’s Treaty was a success, as it addressed all issues and conflicts that affected America. (True / False)

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