to others for help, they reached out to the French because they were afraid that if they didn't find an ally, the war would fail. And the States would remain under the tutelage of the British Empire. The French say yes, they come across and may help us defeat the British, and lo and behold the United States is born as an independent country. In 1793, Britain and France go to war again, and the French say to the United States, you are our ally. We took your chestnuts out of the fire in the Revolutionary War. Now it's your turn to come help us. What does George Washington do? He issues a proclamation of neutrality in which he basically says to the French, good night and good luck. You're on your own. This was a bald act of infidelity. That alliance was on the books. The French were right that they bailed us out and they expected us to do the same. When Washington reneged on the French alliance, it was the last alliance that the United States had until after World War II. That gives you (18/33)
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